#Bubble mania 2 windows

While this case appears to be short-lived, it has drawn attention to companies who wish to emulate popular games’ fortunes. On March 31, 2017, voluntarily dismissed the action against JoxFox without prejudice. The complaint alleges that some design elements of JoyFox’s games were modified after their launch to hide the “shameless theft of its intellectual property.” The complaint sought an injunction against JoyFox, as well as damages, profits, and attorney fees. Further similarities include the maps and game interfaces in “Bubble Mania” and “Bubble Witch 2 Saga.”īoth of the JoyFox games in question were released two years after Candy Crush was released.

#Bubble mania 2 windows

The menus and UI also have similarities, including the pink-and-white border around windows in “Candy Crush Saga” and “Cookie Crush” as well as the pop-up and feature menus in the games. The complaint stated that “JoyFox wholly appropriated much of the original expression and creative decision-making embodied in King’s games, including King’s artwork, design aesthetics, layouts, and its selection and coordination of game elements, colors, and shapes.” argues that “Cookie Crush” in particular is patterned after ’s games “Candy Crush Saga” and “Candy Crush Soda Saga,” and that “Bubble Mania” was based on ’s “Bubble Witch 2 Saga.” Some of the similarities concern major game elements, including the use of lollipops as tools in “Candy Crush” and “Cookie Crush,” and similarities between characters in “Bubble Mania” and “Bubble Witch 2 Saga.” For example, the main characters in both “Bubble” games have a cat sidekick, a wand, and purple clothes. It claims the alleged infringement has cost revenue and has unjustly enriched JoyFox.

alleged in particular that two games produced by JoyFox, “Cookie Crush” and “Bubble Mania,” are derived from ’s “Candy Crush Saga,” “Candy Crush Soda Saga” and “Bubble Witch 2 Saga.” argues the JoyFox games were essentially copied from ’s apps. is the maker of more than 200 game titles, and claims that they have over 340 million active users per month across social, mobile and web platforms. is a social games development company which operates as an independent unit of Activision Blizzard. claims that JoyFox copied a number of its mobile apps in a violation of copyright law. The operator of the mobile game “Candy Crush Saga,”, filed suit in March 2017 against Chinese game company, JoyFox Company. District Court for the Northern District of California