The Last Guardian Trademark Abandoned Again by Sony

16th February, 0 replies

The Last Guardian, Boy (The Last Guardian), Team ICO, Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony has decided not to extend its trademark over The Last Guardian in the United States, effectively abandoning the name.

According to this page on the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the trademark for The Last Guardian has been abandoned as of February 16th, 2015. This is actually the second time the trademark has been abandoned, although the first time around Sony did ultimately renew their trademark application a month later.

What this means for the overarching status of the game itself is currently unclear; Sony could simply renew its claim at a later date (as the company did when the trademark claim was abandoned the first time back in 2012). Alternatively Sony might have decided to run with a different title for the game altogether. The obvious worst case scenario is that this is an indicator of the firm's intention to drop the title altogether.

The Last Guardian was announced back in 2009 and has been in protracted development hell ever since, much to the disappointment of many PlayStation and Team Ico fans.

Source:

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