Zyklon brand ovens

[snopes]

Comment: "Well, a few years ago, in an act of insensitive f***ery so
colossal it could blot out the sun, Siemens tried to trademark the name
"Zyklon" with the intent of marketing a series of products under the name.
Including gas ovens."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2233890.stm

Is this true?

[llewtrah]

Not as insensitive, but certainly unfortunate: the "Smeg" brand of fridges/freezers is also unfortunate, especially if you've watched Red Dwarf where "smeg" is the all-purpose swear word used in place of the F word (supposedly not short for smegma according to an interview I read).