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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: Inccubus on January 25, 2014, 01:37:40 AM

Title: King trademarks "Candy" not "Candy Crush", just "Candy"
Post by: Inccubus on January 25, 2014, 01:37:40 AM

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/01/23/candy-crush-saga-tries-to-crush-the-banner-saga-in-bizarre-trademark-saga/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/01/23/candy-crush-saga-tries-to-crush-the-banner-saga-in-bizarre-trademark-saga/)

So the news of these asshats who blatantly ripped off Bejeweled are trademarking a common work in order to prevent "brand confusion". And the kicker is that Apple's AppStore is enforcing their dubious trademark.

I'm fairly certain that a single common word by itself cannot legally be trademarked outside of a unique fictitious name. Beyond that this is just the most blatant act of greed I have seen in a while.

Brand confusion? Really? Maybe you jackasses could have come up with a more unique title for your ripoff game? ಠ_ಠ


And these guys get a "Right on!!"

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/candy-jam-takes-on-king-s-candy-trademark/1100-6417309/ (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/candy-jam-takes-on-king-s-candy-trademark/1100-6417309/)

Title: Re: King trademarks "Candy" not "Candy Crush", just "Candy"
Post by: VladCT on January 25, 2014, 10:17:56 AM

And they just keep digging themselves deeper.
http://www.destructoid.com/indie-developer-claims-king-cloned-its-game-269469.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/indie-developer-claims-king-cloned-its-game-269469.phtml)

Title: Re: King trademarks "Candy" not "Candy Crush", just "Candy"
Post by: shelverton. on January 25, 2014, 01:29:17 PM

I know a couple of guys who work at King and I can assure you that they're not happy about the legal department right now... The developers, programmers, artists and designers have absolutely nothing to do with this nonsense. Why do companies have to become such dicks when they grow big? I predict people leaving King after this.

Title: Re: King trademarks "Candy" not "Candy Crush", just "Candy"
Post by: Inccubus on January 25, 2014, 04:19:04 PM

I sent them a message about it on their Contact Us form. Seriously, they should fire whoever is responsible for this and issue public apologies to their customers, their peers, and everyone in general. Their corporate guys and legal people are seriously incompetent.

Title: Re: King trademarks "Candy" not "Candy Crush", just "Candy"
Post by: theplottwist on January 25, 2014, 06:00:30 PM

I reaaaaaaally hope they become targeted by giant companies like SquareEnix ("Saga").

I want to see a curb-stomp battle. One that will erase King.com from the face of the Earth.

I wonder what is going through the heads of the legal department of King.

And the thing about the Pac-Avoider issue? Namco, where are you on this?