Digital Chocolate, Zynga Settle Mafia Wars Lawsuit

Social game developer Digital Chocolate has settled its lawsuit against rival studio Zynga, which alleged trademark infringement, unfair competition, and other charges regarding the Mafia Wars trademark. In the suit filed last August, Digital Chocolate said it published a Mafia Wars mobile game in 2004 (followed by three sequels, the last of which debuted in April 2009), three years before Zynga ...

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