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Candy Crush Maker King.com Has Trademarked 'Candy' For Games
An anonymous reader writes ""King.com, owners of Candy Crush, have received a U.S. trademark on the use of the word 'candy' in games and clothing. Forbes thinks it is overly broad. 'One would think Hasbro, the maker of that venerable children's board game (which does have video game versions) Candy Land, would already have this trademark sewed up.'" According to an update on the story, the company also has a EU trademark on the same term, but (however much comfort this is) is enforcing its claims only selectively, as against a game called All Candy Casino Slots – Jewel Craze Connect: Big Blast Mania Land.
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You communicate via naming children's clothes and games, therefore not being able to use the word "candy" in the names for children's clothes and games affects your ability to communicate?
I am sceptical of that.
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" U.S. trademark on the use of the word 'candy' in games and clothing."
Yet another example of how broken the whole trademark/copyright/patent system is...
Don't worry. I plan on requesting a trademark on the word "patent" and let that infinite logic loop implode USPTO from within.
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