It seems as if a prankster with malicious intent has gotten under the skin of Ubisoft. On February 1st, a request was filed with the USPTO for "express abandonment" of the Watch Dogs trademark. This person was even able to succesfully forge the signature of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, however, Guillemot has confirmed he did not sign the document. Oddly enough, this request for abandonment came only a few days after Ubisoft acquired an extension for the Watch Dogs trademark.
"We are working directly with the USPTO on reinstating the trademark for Watch Dogs and it will be active again in the coming days. The matter has no impact on Watch Dogs development." Ubisoft said.
So, after all the panic, fans can rejoice that the upcoming game is still scheduled to release in the spring of 2014 after the upsetting delay back in November 2013.
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