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That's my point exactly. They already connected - directly or indirectly - other game developers that have 'candy' in their games name...
That what I call abuse...Ever heard of patent trolls?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Well patent trolls tend to patent something specifically to get money - Candy Crush trademarked the name to stop people using it in a confusing manner, making their games appear to be associated with Candy Crush.
And from what I understand, Apple have contacted anyone with a game with Candy in the keywords - the Candy Crush company have stated
Quote: We have trademarked the word 'CANDY' in the EU, as our IP is constantly being infringed and we have to enforce our rights and to protect our players from confusion. We don't enforce against all uses of CANDY – some are legitimate and of course, we would not ask App developers who use the term legitimately to stop doing so.
The particular App in this instance was called 'Candy Casino Slots – Jewels Craze Connect: Big Blast Mania Land', but its icon in the App Store just says 'Candy Slots', focussing heavily on our trademark. As well as infringing our and other developer's IP, use of keywords like this as an App name is also a clear breach of Apple's terms of use. We believe this App name was a a calculated attempt to use other companies’ IP to enhance its own games, through means such as search rankings."
Which sounds quite reasonable to me
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Hang on. You mean they are claiming they can retrospectively apply this?
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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retrospectively back to when the word was used in their product, where they can demonstrate the use is "confusing" in some way.
same as if you release a game called 'zzz blaster'. three weeks later someone else releases a game called 'zzz blasting pro'. just because you hadn't got a trademark shouldnt stop you preventing them profiting from your name. so, you trademark zzz and then can legally prevent them using the name.
of course, the usual way is to ask first and proceed to trademark and lawyers if the copiers resist . but when you have as much money as king games you can afford to throw money about.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: That what I call abuse...Ever heard of patent trolls?
You are confusing trademarks with patents. To add to the confusion, both are granted by the same organization ("PTO" is Patent and Trademark Office).
A patent is something that grants ownership of a process. A trademark is something that grants ownership of an image. [... and a copyright is something that grants ownership of a text stream.]
A patent troll is someone that acquires and enforces a simple or simplistic patent with force beyond what is reasonable. Someone that owns a trademark (almost every company in the known world) has legal ownership of something. I can't imagine any activity that would make a trademark enforcement party a patent troll. The two concepts are different.
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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Don't get too upset. It is not much different from somebody getting a trademark on "Windows", "Apple" or "eunuch".
In fact, Steve Jobs' company got in more than a little trouble with the music company that handled the music from The Beatles.
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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What make me upset, is that apparently they trademarked the word just for suing other game makers - probably to make there share larger... 
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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In fairness, other game developers ARE creating games that copy theirs, and calling them 'Candy Crisis' and 'Killer Kandy' and so on.
Christian Graus
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I know, but the way they choose to fight that problem makes me sick...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Apart from establishing their right to the name in that sphere, what else could they do ?
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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That's the point - they have no right to the name candy (and if you read the patent it also on education and clothing - patent[^]), so they use the power of money they have to buy something not meant to be on sale...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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But you're missing the point. What would be evil is if they get it, and then try to use it against every bit of clothing that has the word 'candy' on it. Until they do that, they are clearly looking for the widest possible precedent, even if they only intend to use it where people are trying to make money off of their success.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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Well, clothing is obvious if you have seen all the angry birds merchandise.
What makes me a bit angry is that there are no time limit on those rights.
Well there is in theory, but that limit is changed upward every time Mickey Mouse comes near it, which would be before 2018.
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Kill them.
It would onoy take a few, then the rest would decease and desist.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: What make me upset, is that apparently they trademarked the word just for suing other game makers ...
That is in fact one of the main purposes of obtaining a trademark. ... and it happens all the time. Coca-Cola and Pepsi have 2 of the strongest trademarks in the world, and they are forever in litigation with abusers of their trademarks.
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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In fact, that's where the name came from in the first place.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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Think I'll patent Quantitave Easing. The sue the US Govt. for everything they stole.
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H.Brydon wrote: In fact, Steve Jobs' company got in more than a little trouble with the music company that handled the music from The Beatles.
I had one of the early Apple laptops back in 1991 and the default startup sound file was called sosumi
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I tell my kids there's no such thing as candy all the time. They are lollies. And chocolate is not candy, it's chocolate.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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You just save a lot of money - smart guy... 
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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So if I call my next software product "iCandy" I can expect a perfect storm of legal attention?
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If you did that, I imagine that the answer to the following question would be 'you'.
What's between junk-food and health-food?
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But what will Barf[^] call himself now? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Quick...
Figure out the top 5 key words used for web site names.
Trademark them.
Collect $$$ from all sites that use those words.
Retire...
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This is so silly that it reminds me an old classic article from The Onion. here[^]
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