The Third Doctrinal War -- Stardock, Reiche/Ford, and Star Control

I should say for clarity, the licensing agreement is completely separate from the trademark. The termination of Accolade’s license to use the lore did not in any affect their ownership of the trademark. Even after termination Accolade themselves could have at any point made more games under the “Star Control” label, as long as they didn’t use any of the SCII lore.