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== Trademark == In [[Europe]], [[Africa]], and the [[Middle East]], a variation of the '''PYREX''' (all uppercase) trademark is licensed by [[International Cookware]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kartesia participates in the {{as written|aqu|isition [sic]}} of International Cookware, the leading kitchenware manufacturer under the Pyrex® brand in EMEA |url=https://www.kartesia.com/newsroom/new_deal_international_cookware |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.kartesia.com |language=en}}</ref> for bakeware that has been made of numerous materials including borosilicate and soda–lime glass, stoneware, metal, plus vitroceramic cookware.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EU |first=Pyrex® Webshop |title=Pyrex® Webshop EU |url=https://www.pyrex.eu/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Pyrex® Webshop EU |language=en}}</ref> The '''pyrex''' (all lowercase, introduced in 1975<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pyrex 1975 Dealer Catalog. Corning, N.Y: Corning Glass Works |url=https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?&context=L&vid=01CORNING_INST:01CORNING_INST&search_scope=MyInstitution&tab=ALWAYS_DISPLAY&docid=alma991233953504126 |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com |language=en}}</ref>) trademark is now used for kitchenware sold in the [[United States]], [[South America]], and [[Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shop Pyrex Kitchenware {{!}} Official Website {{!}} Pyrex |url=https://www.pyrexhome.com/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.pyrexhome.com}}</ref> In the past, the brand name has also been used for kitchen utensils and bakeware by other companies in regions such as Japan and Australia. It is a common misconception that the logo style alone indicates the type of glass used to manufacture the bakeware.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-18 |title=How are MacBeth-Evans and Monax related to Opal Pyrex and Corelle? - Dates & Details for Collectors of Corelle, Pyrex, Corning Ware & Centura |url=http://www.corellecorner.com/company-history/114-macbeth-evans-monax-opal-pyrex-corelle.html |access-date=2023-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218040546/http://www.corellecorner.com/company-history/114-macbeth-evans-monax-opal-pyrex-corelle.html |archive-date=2015-02-18 }}</ref> Additionally, Corning's introduction of soda-lime-glass-based Pyrex in the 1940s predates the introduction of the all lowercase logo by nearly 30 years.<ref name="Aikins" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-27 |title=That Viral 'PYREX' Brand Hack Is Horseshit, Folks |url=https://lifehacker.com/that-viral-pyrex-brand-hack-is-horseshit-folks-1850157381 |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Lifehacker |language=en}}</ref> Nevertheless, all "pyrex" manufactured since 1998 in the United States is soda-lime glass,<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-pyrex-reinvented-glass-new-age-180955513/</ref> while all French-made "PYREX" glassware is borosilicate.<ref>https://www.pyrex.eu/en-eu/pages/history</ref>
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