Cut the Rope maker ZeptoLab wants to cancel King’s EU ‘Candy’ trademark, and maybe rain on its IPO parade

Candy Crush Saga creators King may have canned plans to trademark the word ‘Candy’ in the US, but its application to own rights to the word in the EU remains very much intact. King acquired the trademark in the EU for ‘Candy’ from a company that had entered bankruptcy, before word spread in January this year that it had been approved with specific reference to video games and clothing. But the UK registered-arm of ZeptoLab, the folks behind other ridiculously popular games including Cut the Rope, tell us it has “…begun the process of cancelling King.com’s registration of ‘Candy’ in...



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