Next Driver Title, Trademarked by Ubisoft

madness · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:02 am

On 24th April 2009, UBISOFT HOLDINGS INC registered a new trademark for the next installment of driver with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

According to the report the next driver game will be titled DRIVER : THE RECRUIT and is registered to be used with

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Game software and electronic game programs, namely, software games recorded on CD-ROM and digital video discs for computers; software games recorded on CD-ROMs, digital video discs, and cartridges for console and individual, portable gaming systems; software games that are downloadable from a remote computer site and electronic game software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and handheld computers

Details of this report filed with the USPTO can be found here.

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This page was generated by the TARR system on 2009-04-25 21:01:08 ET

Serial Number: 77718159

Registration Number: (NOT AVAILABLE)

Mark
(words only): DRIVER : THE RECRUIT

Standard Character claim: Yes

Current Status: Newly filed application, not yet assigned to an examining attorney.

Date of Status: 2009-04-24

Filing Date: 2009-04-21

Transformed into a National Application: No

Registration Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

Register: Principal

Law Office Assigned: (NOT AVAILABLE)

Current Location: 011 -Initial Review/Serialization Branch(Mailroom)

Date In Location: 2009-04-24

LAST APPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S) OF RECORD

1. UBISOFT HOLDINGS INC

Address:
UBISOFT HOLDINGS INC
625 THIRD STREET THIRD FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94017
United States
Legal Entity Type: Corporation
State or Country of Incorporation: Delaware

GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
International Class: 009
Class Status: Active
Game software and electronic game programs, namely, software games recorded on CD-ROM and digital video discs for computers; software games recorded on CD-ROMs, digital video discs, and cartridges for console and individual, portable gaming systems; software games that are downloadable from a remote computer site and electronic game software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and handheld computers
Basis: 1(b)
First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(NOT AVAILABLE)

MADRID PROTOCOL INFORMATION
(NOT AVAILABLE)

PROSECUTION HISTORY:

2009-04-24 - New Application Office Supplied Data Entered In Tram

2009-04-24 - New Application Entered In Tram

ATTORNEY/CORRESPONDENT INFORMATION
Correspondent:
MARC MURACCINI; UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT
28 RUE ARMAND CARREL
MONTREUIL SOUS BOIS
93108
FRANCE

It has been a while since we've herd anything from Ubisoft Reflections ever since their interview with BBC. Saying there working on a new driver game when it appears they were working on Emergency Heroes.

Then were once again doubted about a new driver game when the UK Forum Manager recently announced the following messages on Ubisoft Forums.

ms-kleaneasy wrote:

As explained in other threads there is currently no information to suggest a new Driver game, should that change I will let you all know but for now consider anything to the contrary rumour.

ms-kleaneasy wrote:

There hasn’t been any announcements to suggest any new Driver game, should that change I will let you know but as it stands no, sorry

Hopefully this news is enough to reassure us that there is really a driver title in the works to be released sometime in the near future.

Nikusakken · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:53 am

Driver: The Recruit?

Does that mean that we will not play as Tanner, but as a rookie driver?

madness · **Posted:** Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:16 pm

Yeah, most likely.
There could even be an appearance of Tanner teaching recruits.
I decided to open a new topic for speculation on what this title could mean in terms of gameplay and storyline.
See Driver: The Recruit (Speculation) and post some ideas if you wish.

T.K. · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:09 am

Man, I hope this ends out good.

Smiler · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:45 am

This is making me wonder about the release date of the next Driver...

it could be that they have nearly finished the development, so they have come up with the perfect name for it now and they are nearly ready to release it, which could mean a fall 2009 release...

or I might just be getting my hopes up too high... :roll:

madness · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:01 pm

Smiler wrote:

or I might just be getting my hopes up too high... :roll:

Unfortunately this could be the beginning of development.
Phasing past the concept stages, as they want to make sure no one else tries to create a movie, game with the same title although this is highly unlikely.

I'd agree by saying a release date feels near.

emmetmcl · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:55 am

So, does the register of this trademark mean the development is beginning or is almost complete.

If we look at the date the trademark was registered for DRIV3R then it may give us an idea.

The date it was filed was May 11, 2004 and it was released on June 21, 2004 (US).

This is about a month and a half.

E3 is 6 weeks away, so it would seem the game will be released this year.

Links
DRIV3R Trademark
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f= ... 4ptu4.8.47

E3 Website
http://www.e3expo.com/

Smiler · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:38 pm

emmetmcl wrote:

E3 is 6 weeks away.

Ahhh... I didn't think about that... they may wanna actually show D:TR at E3 then!

I hope so!!!.

Guys Guys!!... do me a favour... Stop getting me hyped up :lol:

lol

Nikusakken · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:18 am

I'm not with too much hype. It might be shown at E3, but I'm not with too much hope. Just the usual hope.

Smiler · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:45 pm

I lost all excitement after having a little think about D:TR last night...

I was thinking that, the majoritry of game sequels which have a name rarther than a number basically have the same Chassis to the previous game, but with a few minor fixes and tweaks to the gameplay...

where as the games with a number usually (in the modern day) have a complete upgrade to every part of the Game...

So I'm not so excited for the next title now...

partly because all that D: PL was, was D3 with majority of the required fixes... and even then D: PL didn't exacly give me that same buzz as I got from the original Driver back in the day... so D: PL with a few minor improvements (and fixes) isn't enough for me...

Driver of DOOM · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2009 3:47 am

But what about Reflections trend of two games on a similar engine,gap of largess, then two more on a new 1???

Smiler · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2009 4:18 am

Driver of DOOM wrote:

But what about Reflections trend of two games on a similar engine,gap of largess, then two more on a new 1???

Maybe....

I hope that U/R can show us some great improvements at this upcoming E3 this year!.

madness · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2009 10:22 pm

1UP wrote:

It’s been three years since Driver: Parallel Lines, Atari’s last crack at the franchise before Ubisoft acquired the license and development staff. Now it seems they’re at last about ready to show what they’ve made of it, as Superannuation (via Joystiq) has picked up on a new trademark for “Driver: The Recruit” on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database.

Obviously nothing is known about the game yet, other than that this at least appears to be title for it. As Joystiq notes, it was revealed a fifth Driver game was in production at Ubisoft since last summer, so couple that with what seems to be the selection of an official title, and it looks likely that Ubisoft might be gearing up to give the game some exposure soon (maybe an unveiling at E3 in June?).

The original Driver on the PlayStation was regarded at the time as the closest thing to a 3D Grand Theft Auto there was… until Rockstar made Grand Theft Auto III for the PS2. Since then, the Driver series has failed to make much of an impact with each successive sequel, so it’ll be interesting to see if Ubisoft can turn things around.

Just a little more information, I found somewhere.
Wasn't from 1UP, but content was from 1UP. :lol:

Just one of those bot sites that crawl other websites and copy their news.

emmetmcl · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 3:04 am

I don't mean to stop the party about Driver possibly being released at E3, but read this:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/19492/Ubi ... inancials/

It says a few games that Ubisoft are planning to release in 2009/10 and there is no mention of Driver.

But, where most of the games listed there already known to be in development or are Ubisoft just waiting until E3, or until their trademark has been approved to announce Driver?

Nikusakken · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 3:08 am

They say 7 franchised titles, and in the list there's 6. It could be a new Driver, as it's already "franchised". But it could be another game as well.

Ubisoft wrote:

− 7 franchised games, including Assassin's Creed® 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Conviction, Rabbids Go Home(TM), Red Steel® 2, Ghost Recon® 4 and Anno(TM) 1404.

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