Re:Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”
by chrismcb on Monday January 20, 2014 @09:08PM
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As I understand it, people trading with that name BEFORE the trademark was filed, can continue to use the name as well.
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Re:Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”
by will_brown on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @07:46AM
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If we limit the analysis to video games, I would feel comfortable saying yes. (Because video games are generally not limited to a certain geographic area). As a countr example (I think it is Pizza Hut) there was a small mom and pop brick and mortar resturant in a small town that predates the multinational corporation, The mom and pop do not need to change their name but they can not expand.
*it is best not to answer legal questions generally, the answer will always be: maybe. A legal analysis must be done with specific facts