Re:Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush Wi...
by thaumasiotes on Saturday February 01, 2014 @02:05AM
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Did you mean to reply to someone else?
Re:Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush Wi...
by Natsu on Saturday February 01, 2014 @03:12AM
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No. I'm pointing out how, in spite of that, I believe this mark as applied for is not distinctive in the least and to me creates confusion with the marks of people who used them in commerce first.
Re:Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush Wi...
by pinoyyid on Monday February 03, 2014 @10:08AM
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A Trademark is only granted for a narrow field of use. So the headline assertion that King want to monopilize the word "Candy" is wide of the mark. As thaumasiotes states, the purpose is to protect consumers by rogue companies passing off their products in an attempt to deceive. All trademark applications are inspected before grant, that inspection being focussed on what is right for the average consumer, not for the company making the application, nor its competitors. In this case, imho, the trademark is legitimate. A quick scan of many of the objectioners shows that they are clearly aiming to deceive the average consumer.
While I could see Candy X Saga being marginally distinctive, I associate 'Candy' and 'Saga' very strongly with completely different makers and I believe that I am by no means alone. For me, 'Candy Land' comes first for 'Candy' and 'Saga' goes to the whole 'SaGa' RPG series.
Also, I don't like word thieves trying to steal language out from under us. Here, the usage of 'thief' being justified by the fact that they are attempting to deprive us of the use of the word through dodgy legal practices.