Here’s the latest ray of dino-sunshine, hinting at a possible something happening. Capcom has done a recent trademark filing for Dino Crisis over on the Japan side of the pond, and while that’s usually a bit of legal housekeeping to hold onto their property rights so that less than scrupulous developers don’t cease a name, there might be something happening on that front soon.

SKATE IS DEAD! EA WILL NEVER MAKE A SKATE GAME EVER AGAIN! At least that’s the drama that unfolded on Friday when news popped up of Electronic Arts abandoning the trademark for Skate, leading many an armchair pundit to declare the franchise well and truly dead. Not exactly.

Officially revealed for several seconds last year at Bethesda’s E3 conference, The Elder Scrolls 6: Check out these Thu’umnails probably won’t see the light of a full release in 2019. Or 2020 even, as the best-case scenario for Bethesda’s big-budget RPG could be 2021 thanks to some ongoing litigation.

Where does Bungie go after they eventually wrap up production on their fabled universe of space wizards in a futuristic take on Hive Dungeons ‘n Ahamkara Dragons? A destination called Matter, by the sound of things.

One dog crap-removal company in the US may have been a tad bit too on the nose with its company name, as Activision has taken offense to the name of that service: Call of DooDee.

When you think of the "3 Stripes" only one company comes to mind, and that's something Adidas are forcing with ELEAGUE's new Trademark.

Marvel had another Secret Wars event back in 2015 that was built on the back of the threat of universal extinction. Only the iron will of Doctor Doom could save the Marvel omniverse, albeit at the cost of a man who preferred to rule in heaven rather than serve in hell as he created Battleworld. Sounds epic, right? Imagine the Secret Wars series in video game form then, because Marvel might have plans for the property.

New issues arise for franchise owners as they may need to rebrand their teams.