The creator of Candy Crush Saga has filed a request for abandonment with the US Patent and Trademark Office over its attempt to trademark the word "candy". Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and ...

The patent’s assignee is Lotte Co., Ltd. News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Prior-art candies related to the present invention are ...

UPDATE: King has confirmed that it has "withdrawn its trademark application for Candy in the US" in a statement issued to several media outlets. The company claims the application was made before it ...

Candy Crush Saga maker King has withdrawn its trademark application for "Candy" Kotaku reports. The trademark was filed in the United States, and per documents posted o the US Trademark Office, the ...