Brand Hijacking Results in a Win For a Risk Averse Company

As many already know, Scrabulous, the wildly popular Facebook game based on Scrabble, developed by bothers Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla of Calcutta, India were sent a cease and desist letter back in January from the lawyers of rights holders to the Scrabble's concept and brand; Hasbro (US and Canada) and Mattel (international), and then latter sued in July. Between January and July, Hasbro licensed the rights to Scrabble to Electronic Arts (warning: superfluous press release) and they began development on the official version of the game.