King Settles 'Candy Crush Saga' Trademark Disputes Amicably

[Guest]

According to Stoic and Albert Ransom, King's settled its trademark disputes with both of them.

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[bemused_fred]

If I recall correctly, it seems the only reason that they're having to do this is because if they don't, it will set a precedent that any other company can ignore their copyright. Whether King wanted to or not, if they didn't take Stoic to court, they would have been powerless to prevent any knock-off games that later tried to use (or abuse) their trademark in a less innocent way. It's not ideal, but it's the fault of shitty copyright law and not King studios Per Se.

 

[patrick47018]

It's hilarious that his last name is really Ransom, that is essentially what they were going to be doing. Holding a common word for ransom

 

[rabidmob]

Sounds like a win for king. Essentially they've neutralized two key opponents and keep the trademark.

King myself those trademarks was not the outcome I wanted to see.

This trade-marking of everyday words it's incorrigible.

I won't be purchasing anything from king. I hope those backfires on them in a big way.

 

[rabidmob]

Sounds like a win for king. Essentially they've neutralized two key opponents and keep the trademark.

King myself those trademarks was not the outcome I wanted to see.

This trade-marking of everyday words it's incorrigible.

I won't be purchasing anything from king. I hope those backfires on them in a big way.

 

[Solandri]

If I recall correctly, it seems the only reason that they're having to do this is because if they don't, it will set a precedent that any other company can ignore their copyright. Whether King wanted to or not, if they didn't take Stoic to court, they would have been powerless to prevent any knock-off games that later tried to use (or abuse) their trademark in a less innocent way. It's not ideal, but it's the fault of shitty copyright law and not King studios Per Se.

You'd be right if Ransom's game were named Candy Crunch or something which could easily be mistaken for "Candy Crush." But "Candy Swipe" is pretty obviously different, and King applying for a trademark on "Candy Crush" does not give them ownership of the word "Candy" in any game.

This has always been a case of King way, way overstepping their legal authority under trademark law. I would've preferred the lawyers behind it being disbarred for ignorance of the law. But I suspect King will be canning them for leading the company on this wild goose chase, which I suppose is good enough.

 

[bemused_fred]

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[setve]

Hi,
candy crush saga is an andriod game on phone.
But, i can play candy crush saga on pc with Bluestacks .