<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
freemium	O
multiplayer	B-Application
social	O
network	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Zynga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
won	O
the	O
2009	O
Webby	O
Award	O
People	O
's	O
Voice	O
Winner	O
in	O
the	O
Games	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
Zynga	O
's	O
forums	O
that	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
would	O
close	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
set	O
with	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
playing	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
or	O
Chicago	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
other	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
London	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
players	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
mafia	O
through	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
available	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
MySpace	B-Application
,	O
Bebo	O
,	O
Yahoo	O
!,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
had	O
up	O
to	O
45.5million	O
monthly	O
accounts	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Classic	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Classic	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Shakedown	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
,	O
unconnected	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
game	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Shakedown	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
app	I-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
makers	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
online	O
game	O
,	O
Mob	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
sued	O
Zynga	O
over	O
their	O
launch	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
accusing	O
Zynga	O
of	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zynga	O
made	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
so	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
resemble	O
Mob	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
closely	O
,	O
but	O
Mob	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
creator	O
David	O
Maestri	O
moved	O
forward	O
with	O
his	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zynga	O
filed	O
its	O
trademark	O
for	O
the	O
stylized	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
months	O
after	O
it	O
first	O
launched	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
through	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zynga	O
trademark	O
application	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
sought	O
to	O
cover	O
games	O
for	O
computers	O
and	O
wireless	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
two	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Zynga	O
filing	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
David	O
L	O
.	O
Kelejian	O
filed	O
an	O
intent-to-use	O
trademark	O
application	O
for	O
a	O
stylized	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
which	O
covered	O
clothing	O
and	O
apparel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zynga	O
later	O
began	O
selling	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
branded	O
clothing	O
through	O
Zazzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
or	O
before	O
late	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Zynga	O
noticed	O
Kelejian	O
's	O
pending	O
trademark	O
application	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
opposition	O
proceeding	O
against	O
Kelejian	O
's	O
trademark	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Digital	O
Chocolate	O
sued	O
Zynga	O
over	O
allegations	O
that	O
Zynga	O
falsely	O
claimed	O
it	O
had	O
coined	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
TGDaily	O
,	O
Zynga	O
agreed	O
to	O
stop	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
"	O
trademark	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
follow	O
through	O
until	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
occurred	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
Elen	O
Advertising	O
ran	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
fake	O
$	O
25,000	O
bills	O
glued	O
to	O
the	O
sidewalk	O
promoting	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
2010	O
Haiti	O
earthquake	O
,	O
Zynga	O
issued	O
a	O
special	O
item	O
for	O
three	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Haitian	O
Drum	O
in	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlito	O
's	O
Way	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
have	O
items	O
appear	O
in	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
"	O
Carlito	O
's	O
Way	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
switchblade	O
)	O
,	O
Kleinfeld	O
's	O
boat	O
,	O
Benny	O
Blanco	O
and	O
Carlito	O
's	O
jacket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miami	B-Application
Vice	I-Application
also	O
had	O
a	O
promotion	O
:	O
Sonny	O
's	O
Suit	O
,	O
Go	O
Fast	O
Boat	O
(	O
a	O
speed	O
boat	O
)	O
,	O
Rico	O
's	O
Revenge	O
(	O
a	O
gun	O
)	O
and	O
Miami	B-Application
Vice	I-Application
(	O
a	O
car	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
promotion	O
image	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
Southland	O
Facebook	B-Application
fan	O
page	O
for	O
a	O
trailer	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
season	O
of	O
Southland	O
starting	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
