Candy Crush dev abandons "Candy" trademark in US after controversy

Following outcry over its decision to trademark the popular word "Candy" and cloning and theft accusations, Candy Crush developer King has withdrawn its trademark for the word. At least in the United States, that is. In Europe, King continues to hold a trademark for the word "Candy" as a means to protect its intellectual property, the company said today in a statement. "King has withdrawn its trademark application for Candy in the U.S., which we applied for in February 2013 before we acquired th...