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Offline dpareja

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Time to trademark everyday words!
« on: January 21, 2014, 11:56:24 pm »
(Putting this here because it seems to fit best.)

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/01/candy-crush-app-developer-trademarks-the-word-candy.html

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Developers of the wildly popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga aren't too sweet on the idea of anyone else using the word "candy" to sell a product, it seems.

Interactive entertainment company King.com has successfully trademarked the word "candy" as it pertains to apps, video games, computer software, clothing, e-books, and even baby monitors, according to its U.S. federal trademark registration.

So, what next?
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2014, 12:38:26 am »
...apps, video games, computer software, clothing, e-books, and even baby monitors.

But I can still freely use "Candy" as my stripper name right?

Also, this is bullshit. Why the heck were they allowed to have a word as common as "candy" trademarked? I would have accepted "Candy crush" since that is the name of their game but why candy? What's next? Disney gets a trademark for star, wars and Indiana?
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2014, 12:42:54 am »
I thought this kind of thing was struck down in the past? Bethesda tried to sue Mojang for using the word "scrolls" as the title of their new (at the time) game and failed. Shouldn't that set a precedent that you can't trademark individual words?
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2014, 01:28:20 am »
*Raises hand*

Dibs on royalty rights for "the"!
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2014, 01:29:54 am »
Disney tried to trademark Day of the Day/Dia de los Muertos, even though it existed before them.
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2014, 01:33:32 am »
Quote from: MadCatTLX on January 22, 2014, 01:28:20 am
*Raises hand*

Dibs on royalty rights for "the"!
I want them for "I"!  It's the most commonly-used word in the English language, after all.
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2014, 01:46:14 am »
I am glad I have never played that piece of shit now.

Fuck these people.  They should never have been allowed to trademark this, who in their right mind allowed this!?
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2014, 01:49:47 am »
I want to trademark "nuts".
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2014, 01:50:57 am »
I'll trademark "fuck". It's like a glorified swearing jar.
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2014, 01:52:43 am »
The time for objections has not yet elapsed. It is making the news because apple is already suing someone over it. Basically the only way to protect intellectual property rights. Here's hoping it is challenged and struckdown.. on the otherhand I have a trademark over the word 'crackerstm'
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2014, 02:33:24 am »
I heard they started trademarking "saga".
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2014, 02:41:48 am »
The only reason Apple's suing over it is the fact that they got kicked in the balls on trying to trademark the lowercase i themselves!
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2014, 10:24:53 am »
Quote from: askold on January 22, 2014, 12:38:26 am
What's next? Disney gets a trademark for star, wars and Indiana?

Shhh, don't give them any ideas.
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2014, 02:20:59 pm »
It'll get struck down.  Just right now people are giggling so hard right now.
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Re: Time to trademark everyday words!
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2014, 03:08:46 pm »
And even if the law doesn't get struck down, there's no way they can enforce it.  It's like the bizarro-universe version of the "thermos dilemma".
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