![]() ![]() “ CandySwipe‘s original app icon and candy pieces released in 2010. While Ransom was hesitant to throw around any accusations of cloning – and rightly so, as the style of match-3 isn’t quite the same – he is quick to point out a few places where the games’ similarities might be construed as more than mere coincidence. “This infringes on OUR registered trademark and good will.” “Their game (and name) closely resembles CandySwipe so much so that CandySwipe is often ridiculed as a Candy Crush knock off,” says Ransom. The CANDYSWIPE trademark was granted to Ransom in July 2011.īut being first and having a mark isn’t going to do much to sway public perception – especially when a similar competitor shoots to the top of the App Store. It’s a frustrating experience for a developer whose work came first and who, like King, was quick to trademark. “If you start typing ‘ is candy swip’ into Google, you will get the auto complete ‘ is candy swipe the same as candy crush’,” says Ransom. ![]() But in our conversation with Ransom, he wasn’t crying “clone.” He’s just worried about the same thing King is: consumer confusion. Both games offer match-3 gameplay and both are built around a candy theme. Albert Ransom, the founder of Runsome Apps, first released CandySwipe to Android gamers on Novem– a full four months before King debuted Candy Crush on ( now ). ![]()
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