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It didn’t take long after Botcon drew to a close for a new trademark to be filed by Hasbro themselves for “HasCon”.  According to the United States Trademark Office, the trademark was registered for the following purpose:

“Organizing and conducting conventions, exhibitions, fan clubs and gatherings for entertainment purposes and in the fields of toys, animation, comic books, fantasy, gaming, popular culture, science fiction, television and film”

This would certainly lead us to believe that Hasbro may be gearing up for a more coalesced convention for all of their different brands going forward, though obviously no confirmations of this fact exist as of yet.

I took a screen capture from the United States Trademark Office, which you can see below, identifying the trademark, the purpose for the trademark, and the registrants themselves.  Let the speculation continue…

HasCon-Trademark