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King Settles 'Candy Crush Saga' Trademark Disputes Amicably

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April 22, 2014 3:49:02 PM
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April 22, 2014 4:20:45 PM

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
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April 22, 2014 5:53:34 PM

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.
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April 22, 2014 5:54:58 PM

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.
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April 23, 2014 12:15:15 AM


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.
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April 23, 2014 7:34:20 AM

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Hey, would you look at that! One of us has sources and one doesn't!
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September 4, 2014 12:00:12 AM

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

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