The term ping pong started to fade from use as more and more national associations were formed, affiliated to the ITTF, and adopted their rules of table tennis.
However, particularly in the USA, references to ping pong has continued for much longer than elsewhere in the world.
This is probably because ping pong was promoted extensively in the early 1900s by the equipment manufacturers who owned the trademark, and therefore it became ingrained in peoples minds - just as any other product which is widely advertised and promoted.
Indeed, Ping Pong is still a federally registered trademark in the USA and is now owned by Escalade Sports. So, the registered trademark of Ping Pong indicates a brand of equipment used to play the sport of table tennis.
Ping pong has also remained in popular use by the media all around the world (and by recreational players) who often use it in a derisory context about the sport of table tennis.
However, particularly in the USA, references to ping pong has continued for much longer than elsewhere in the world.
This is probably because ping pong was promoted extensively in the early 1900s by the equipment manufacturers who owned the trademark, and therefore it became ingrained in peoples minds - just as any other product which is widely advertised and promoted.
Indeed, Ping Pong is still a federally registered trademark in the USA and is now owned by Escalade Sports. So, the registered trademark of Ping Pong indicates a brand of equipment used to play the sport of table tennis.
Ping pong has also remained in popular use by the media all around the world (and by recreational players) who often use it in a derisory context about the sport of table tennis.
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