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A fraudster posing as Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has attempted to cancel one of the trademarks associated with next-gen cyber thriller Watch Dogs.
Rumours of Watch Dogs cancellation appeared online yesterday after it was believed that Ubisoft had filed intent to abandon the trademark.
However, a document filed by Ubisoft’s lawyers hours later claimed that the filing was “fraudulent”.
“On February 1, 2014, Ubisoft Entertainment received an email from [email protected] notifying Ubisoft Entertainment that a Request for Express Abandonment had been filed in connection with Application Serial No. 85642398,” reads the letter. “The Request for Express Abandonment purports to be signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft Entertainment, Yves Guillemot.
“Mr. Guillemot, however, did not sign the Request for Express Abandonment, nor did Ubisoft Entertainment file the Request for Express Abandonment. The Request for Express Abandonment is fraudulent and was not filed by Ubisoft Entertainment or its representative.
“As of this filing, the Office has not yet issued a Notice of Abandonment.”
Ubisoft later told MCV that it was working with USPTO to get the trademark reinstated and that “the matter has no impact on the Watch Dogs’ development.”
Watch Dogs is due to launch this spring on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC. Ubisoft would not confirm whether the game was still heading to Wii U when contacted by VideoGamer.com last week.
Source: uspto.gov, mcvuk.com
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Watch Dogs
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure
