![]() ![]() The apparent absurdity of the filings, which the nonprofit International Game Developers Association recently called "overreaching" and "predatory," inspired an innovative form of protest from indie game developers: the Candy Jam. later took similar steps against the makers of The Banner Saga for their use of the word "saga," claiming that the turn-based fantasy RPG about vikings was "deceptively similar" to Candy Crush Saga, a turn-based fantasy RPG game about rotating digital chunks of processed sugar. After applying for a trademark on the word "candy" in early February, sent a letter to indie game developer Benjamin Hsu claiming he'd infringed on the company's intellectual property rights by creating a game that used "candy" in its title. Casual games company recently announced that it would be going public with a potential $500 million initial public offering, capping off a month of unpleasant PR for the company behind the blockbuster puzzle game Candy Crush Saga.
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