After news emerged that Ubisoft had abandoned the main Watch Dogs trademark, it now appears as though it has been restored. Polygon says that the lucrative trademark was reinstated earlier today by the company This means that Ubisoft once again owns it, now they just have to announce a date for the long-awaited game.

“Here, the circumstances are extraordinary,” the USPTO said in its review of the case. “An unknown party who lacked authority executed the purported abandonment of the application. Although the request appears to have been sent by petitioner, petitioner declared that it did not submit the request and has every reason to believe that this filing was fraudulent.”

“The Director finds the application should not have been abandoned. Pursuant to supervisory authority provided by 37 C.F.R. §2.146(a)(3), the Director permits the reinstatement of the application.”

Thanks, Portal Dark