Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy” • Hacker News Board

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by skymt » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 7:42 PM UTC

I'm a little sympathetic to King here because of the degree to which other developers have ripped off Candy Crush. A couple minutes searching the app store for "candy" turned up five examples ranging from "strongly based on" to "deliberately sowing confusion." One describes itself as a "popular candy 'match 3' game," another even uses the distinctive Candy Crush UI font.

But of course they throw away any sympathy by going after totally unrelated games. Did any player actually think they had downloaded a Candy Crush slot game?

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by jessaustin » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 7:43 PM UTC

numanumakid01 wrote: post #10

Congrats to the team! No one deserves this success more.

Aaarrgh! Is this satire or cluelessness? I can't tell anymore...

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by codyb » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 7:44 PM UTC

skymt wrote: post #21

I'm a little sympathetic to King here because of the degree to which other developers have ripped off Candy Crush. A couple minutes searching the app store for "candy" turned up five examples ranging from "strongly based on" to "deliberately sowing confusion." One describes itself as a "popular candy 'match 3' game," another even uses the distinctive Candy Crush UI font. But of course they throw away any sympathy by…

Isn't Candy Crush just a rip off of Bejeweled though?

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by skymt » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 7:50 PM UTC

codyb wrote: post #23

skymt wrote: post #21

I'm a little sympathetic to King here because of the degree to which other developers have ripped off Candy Crush. A couple minutes searching the app store for "candy" turned up five examples ranging from "strongly based on" to "deliberately sowing confusion." One describes itself as a "popular candy 'match 3' game," another even uses the distinctive Candy Crush UI font. But of course they throw away any sympathy by…

Isn't Candy Crush just a rip off of Bejeweled though?

It's very similar, though there are some significant gameplay differences. But from a visual perspective, compare Bejeweled[0] and Candy Crush[1], then look at Action Candy Swap HD Pro[2].

[0]: http://appshopper.com/games/bejeweled

[1]: http://appshopper.com/games/candy-crush-saga-%C2%AE

[2]: http://appshopper.com/games/action-candy-swap-hd-pro

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by otsdr » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 7:54 PM UTC

Title and controversy aside, can anyone read this phrase while keeping a straight face?

“Lots of devs are frustrated cause it seems so ridiculous” says Benny Hsu, the maker of All Candy Casino Slots – Jewel Craze Connect: Big Blast Mania Land.

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by pbhjpbhj » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 7:56 PM UTC

jessaustin wrote: post #22

numanumakid01 wrote: post #10

Congrats to the team! No one deserves this success more.

Aaarrgh! Is this satire or cluelessness? I can't tell anymore...

I think it's an automated submission. Like the "Your blog about $BLOG-TITLE is fantastic Ill recomend it to al my frends".

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by coldcode » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 8:01 PM UTC

Children all over the world will be sad. No more ##### for you.

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by gonzo » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 8:10 PM UTC

Wait a minute.

This is a notice of publication. It's not a registration.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4804:ziuhzn...

Note the priority date of Feb 1, 2013, but the game was released a year earlier.

Something is fishy.

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by ebbv » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 8:10 PM UTC

This is hilarious coming from a developer that simply ripped off Bejeweled with D Grade art and sound assets.

Re: Candy Crush Saga creators have trademarked the word “candy”

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Post by dkulchenko » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 8:13 PM UTC

They're just asking for one of their lucky cease-and-desist recipients to countersue and strip them of the right to use their own trademark, forcing them to rename their game.

It's happened before. Seems like a risky and stupid decision on their part.