Don't call it candy anymore!

[Jorgen Andersson]

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.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

[GuyThiebaut]

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

[Simon ORiordan from UK]

Think I'll patent Quantitave Easing. The sue the US Govt. for everything they stole.

[Duncan Edwards Jones]

So if I call my next software product "iCandy" I can expect a perfect storm of legal attention?

[enhzflep]

If you did that, I imagine that the answer to the following question would be 'you'. What's between junk-food and health-food?

[Lost User]

walterhevedeich wrote:

You mean elephant? That'll be trademarked someday. Or, has it already?

All over it like white on rice.

Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

[Richard Deeming]

But what will Barf[^] call himself now? :)

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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

[paulhurm]

Quick... Figure out the top 5 key words used for web site names. Trademark them. Collect $$$ from all sites that use those words. Retire...

[H Brydon]

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

[H Brydon]

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

[GenJerDan]

Kill them. It would onoy take a few, then the rest would decease and desist.

YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

[KLPounds]

This is so silly that it reminds me an old classic article from The Onion. here[^]

[RafagaX]

What about this anime: Double trademarked name anime[^]? Will it have to change it's name?

CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

[Steve Mayfield]

Think I will start work on: Candy Crush Saga Alternative or Not Candy Crush Saga

Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am

[John Cehowski]

I'll say ridiculous - why didn't they also trademark the word "Crush"!! If I wanted to confuse someone into thinking that my game was related to Candy Crush Saga, I'd be more inclined to use the "Crush" part (or the Saga part). Like, "Vegetable Crush Saga". "Ice Cream Crush Saga" etc. To me, Crush & Saga are more unique to the company, than candy - except of course the "Orange Crush" may have already trademarked Crush. Maybe Orange Crush should be suing Candy Crush for infringing on their trademark!!!

[M dHatter]

I trademark the word or letter 'I' :-D

Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors. :)

[Lost User]

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.

MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

[Mark_Wallace]

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

Do Oxford will have to remove the word candy from the dictionary now?!

No, but they will have to add the word "sh1thead", which refers to patent trolls and the idiots who grant ridiculous patents. Those who grant patents have obviously gained too much power over, well, everyone in the world, so need to be exterminated regulated.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!