Candy Crush devs go nuts - sue every game that has the words "Candy" or "Saga" in its name

[Sunsetspawn]

The only way these thieving, frivolously litigious shitcunts will stop is if a few of them end up in orange jumpsuits standing in front of people yelling, "Allahu Akbar!" Watching a colleague make gurgling noises on liveleak will straighten out shitty behavior right-quick.

 

[Drax]

The only way these thieving, frivolously litigious shitcunts will stop is if a few of them end up in orange jumpsuits standing in front of people yelling, "Allahu Akbar!" Watching a colleague make gurgling noises on liveleak will straighten out shitty behavior right-quick.

A little gory, but might just send the right message

 

[Boleskine]

This guy needs to be knocked down a few pegs, or at least get a taste of some humble pie.

 

[buzz]

Uncanny!

 

[Sunsetspawn]

The only way these thieving, frivolously litigious shitcunts will stop is if a few of them end up in orange jumpsuits standing in front of people yelling, "Allahu Akbar!" Watching a colleague make gurgling noises on liveleak will straighten out shitty behavior right-quick.

A little gory, but might just send the right message

My car was buried in a mountain of snow and I had a headache, so I was a cranky shithead yesterday :D

 

[DraQ]

So why is he lying down to die when he created and trademarked his game two years before CCS, thus having the law is on his side? Oh wait, I forgot that in the US the one with the most money has the law on his side..

That's freedumb and demokwacy for you.

 

[XenomorphII]

So why is he lying down to die when he created and trademarked his game two years before CCS, thus having the law is on his side? Oh wait, I forgot that in the US the one with the most money has the law on his side..

That's freedumb and demokwacy for you.

A more accurate answer is that King has the money to keep litigation going, and going, and going. He cannot actually win (at least based on my knowledge of the facts of the potential case), but he can draw it out long enough that the other side cannot afford it. Stalling tactics tend to be very popular in cases like this.

 

[Damned Registrations]

How is forcing the other side to forfeit different from winning? What advantage does being on the justified side of this actually hold if anyone can just delay things forever until whoever has less money submits to the rule of jewgolds?

 

[XenomorphII]

How is forcing the other side to forfeit different from winning? What advantage does being on the justified side of this actually hold if anyone can just delay things forever until whoever has less money submits to the rule of jewgolds?

Well, they cannot delay forever. There are only so many legal shenanigans that a lawyer can pull, and if they pull too many (or get ridiculous about it), they risk pissing the judge off (even if it is a relatively friendly judge in the first place) on that case. It isn't necessary to be super rich to bring suit, but it is necessary to have some money (or be willing to give a chunk of the winnings) and know whether it is worth it or not to bring suit in the first place (probably not in this case since their isn't really a financial gain for him, just a moral keeping of the game's name).

It is different from winning because it never goes to court. Semantics maybe, but when it comes to the law semantics are usually important.

The real issue is the way trademark/copyright/patent law is set up and the simple fact that it often isn't worth the cost to fight over it for the smaller side in these cases.

 

[Galdred]

Well, they cannot delay forever. There are only so many legal shenanigans that a lawyer can pull, and if they pull too many (or get ridiculous about it), they risk pissing the judge off (even if it is a relatively friendly judge in the first place) on that case. It isn't necessary to be super rich to bring suit, but it is necessary to have some money (or be willing to give a chunk of the winnings) and know whether it is worth it or not to bring suit in the first place (probably not in this case since their isn't really a financial gain for him, just a moral keeping of the game's name).

It is different from winning because it never goes to court. Semantics maybe, but when it comes to the law semantics are usually important.

The real issue is the way trademark/copyright/patent law is set up and the simple fact that it often isn't worth the cost to fight over it for the smaller side in these cases.

You make it sound as if changing the name of your game after launch, and not being able to use the original name anymore would have no financial impact or consequence on user base...

 

[XenomorphII]

That wasn't my intention. It does have an impact. The question is, is it worth fighting the change and spending tens of thousands of dollars to do so and years of legal proceedings and dealings with the lawyers? Or is it more affordable to make the changes and potentially lose some of your users/revenues? The answer is going to very widely from case to case.

 

[Infinitron]

Candy Crush Makers Don't Want to Trademark 'Candy' Anymore [UPDATE]

The company behind Candy Crush Saga has withdrawn their trademark application for 'Candy' in the United States, according to documents they filed with the U.S. Trademark Office yesterday.

King, the company behind Candy Crush, filed for a trademark on the word 'Candy' last year, which caused a bit of a stir in the world of gaming, as, well, it's a bit silly to imagine one company owning the rights to any application with the word 'Candy' in it. Last month, some cheeky game developers launched the CandyJam, a game jam devoted to making video games with the words 'Candy' and 'Saga' in them.

Yesterday, King filed for abandonment of the trademark in the United States. When reached byKotaku, King confirmed the trademark abandonment but declined to comment.

UPDATE (2:19pm): Statement from a King spokesperson:

King has withdrawn its trademark application for Candy in the U.S., which we applied for in February 2013 before we acquired the early rights to Candy Crusher. Each market that King operates in is different with regard to IP. We feel that having the rights to Candy Crusher is the best option for protecting Candy Crush in the U.S. market. This does not affect our E.U. trademark for Candy and we continue to take all appropriate steps to protect our IP.​

(Thanks, Ian!)