US Patent Office achieves new low of fucking stupidity
Really *boggle* I don't understand this world
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simbosan is too tired, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:01,
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Ugh
Fucking trademarks...
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:05,
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A bit rich coming from a bejeweled clone.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:06,
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Well this I agree with
Their product is a shite ripoff anyway
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:28,
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It's not a patent application
Its a trademark application and all of the uses seem to be games and game merchandise related. What's the issue?
Another example is "Apple"
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:14,
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Check the article
and hats, and how can they fucking trademark a name that is already used in thousands of existing games? It's bullying because they have the millions to bankrupt anyone who tries to defend existing works.
They are cunts, and yes, its the USPTO, forgot to say trademark,
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simbosan is too tired, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:25,
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The issue is the word candy has been used in games before.
I thought trademarks were design to protect new words/names like "iPhone" or new phrases like "Apple Computers". Trademarking single words that have been in use for many years is terminally dumb.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:28,
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I can't really think of a single important game with the word "Candy" in it.
World of CandyCraft? Candy Gear Solid? Candy Craft? Grand Theft Candy?
If you can show prior usage and non-confusion with the trademarked product its not an issue anyway. Anyone else could have trademarked it if they felt strongly about its relevance to their product, but they didn't.
Apple had of course already been trademarked by the Beatles for their company and Apple came along and nicked it and trademarked it anyway by arguing the Beatles had nothing to do with computers.
I can't see how this is any different from any other trademark for a shit product.
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:35,
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So I could trademark Apple for a brand of soothing hemorrhoid suppositories?
Claiming that something with no practical use other than to shove it up your arse has nothing to do with suppositories?
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 14:49,
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As long as you avoided all and any confusion with the computer (and related products) company
and trademark office agreed with the lack of confusion you would be okay.
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 15:30,
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Actually contesting it takes significant financial resources which small companies can't afford.
Hence the 'bullying'.
Also, what do you mean 'important'? I don't think importance of any relevance at all. A quick search on Google play shows over 200 games, probably 2/3 of which are clones, but the rest aren't, will you please indicate which ones are important enough for your consideration?
Then add all the iOS games, then any others, and then extend this to education services and clothing.
I know someone has to play devil's advocate, but choose a less clear cut situation is my advice
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simbosan is too tired, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 15:35,
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Any game on Google Play or iOS isn't important
An important game is for the PC. Only. A couple of console games make the important list but only because they have PC versions. iOS and Playstore games are basically all 16 bit puzzle games from the late 80s/early 90s updated to be touchscreen and to have slightly nicer graphics... or they are poor conversions of PC games.
Sure I'm playing devils advocate, but this games company isn't doing anything that hasn't been allowed for 40 years; Its a bit late to complain about the law now, when a million other people have done it in exactly the same manner.
Its not like they've trademarked the word "Candy" in relation to confectionery. That would be ridiculous.
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 15:56,
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In fairness
if one looks at all the app-games with "candy" in the title I can kind of see why they wanted to protect the term.
Sounds like they are going rather overboard with opportunistic lawyering though.
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So we need to use the word Candy as much as possible
until his trademark is completely diluted.
It'll be like taking candy from a baby.
Taxiiiii!
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