Tag Archives: Trademark

Flappy Bird’s Legal Green Pipes

Much to the delight of the app-gaming community, Dong Nguyen, the creator and designer of “Flappy Bird”, announced via Twitter on March 19th that the game will return to the app market, although “not soon”.  It had been suggested that … Continue reading

Youthful Exuberance (TM)

It’s been all over the news. The video game industry is having a problem with trademarks because the idea of ownership doesn’t seems to align well with the goals of creativity. This is particularly evident in the recent media coverage … Continue reading

The Candy Trademark Saga

By this point, nearly everyone has an opinion on whether or not King should be able to register a trademark for dictionary terms like “candy” and “saga.” This is, in part, because both words have long histories in the video … Continue reading