Square Enix has let go of its trademark, Chrono Break, with the US Patent and Trademark Office. However, they are still holding on to their trademark, Chrono Brake, in Japan. It is still uncertain where this puts the popular series as no mention has been made by Square Enix in regards to a new Chrono game. It is known that Masato Katou, Scenario Writer of the Chrono games, left Square Enix after doing his work in Final Fantasy XI. He is now a freelance writer and has worked most recently on MonolithSoft and Namco's Baten Kaitos for the GameCube.