Mattel defeated in ‘Scramble With Friends’ dispute

Mattel defeated in ‘Scramble With Friends’ dispute

In JW Spear & Sons Ltd v Zynga Inc ([2013] EWHC 3348 (Ch)) the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales found that Zynga Inc’s use of the words ‘Scramble With Friends’ for a mobile app game did not infringe Mattel’s SCRABBLE marks.

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