Tag Archives: trademarks

Candy Crush Saga studio King has withdrawn its attempt to trademark the world candy” in the US. Kotaku originally spotted the reversal, with King later clarifying that it pulled the trademark application after it successfully acquired the preliminary rights to the phrase candy crusher.” "King has withdrawn its trademark application …

Developer association says 'Candy' and 'Saga' claims are a move against industry openness

"Saga means viking epic" say creators of acclaimed viking RPG

Candy Crush Saga firm claims it had to oppose tactical RPG to prevent other games infringing copyright

Candy Crush Saga creator King has spoken out on its headline-grabbing trademark registration

Candy Crush developer King has received approval from the US Patent and Trademark Office over the trademarking of the term candy.” Gamezebo reports if the trademark is published without opposition, the free-to-play studio will receive exclusive use of the term in any video games and clothing products. Should that occur, …

English court rules name is not a violation, but the publisher must change the logo

Microsoft maintains responsibility for reporting infringements is with copyright holder

Blizzard has filed a US trademark for something labeled ‘cute but deadly’ for use across a range of goods and services. GameSpot reports on the listing, pointing out that upon further review it doesn’t appear to be related to a new Blizzard IP. In fact, the filing doesn’t mention video …

Legal saga comes to an end two years after Mobigames and EA cases