King abandons attempt to trademark 'candy' in the US

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Candy Crush Saga developer King has dropped its attempt to trademark the word "candy" - in the US, at least.
The company last night filed a request to abandon its application with the US Patent Office and confirmed the move in subsequent statement (thanks, Kotaku).
"King has withdrawn its trademark application for Candy in the US, which we applied for in February 2013 before we acquired the early rights to Candy Crusher," a spokesperson said.
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