When you're watching Sons of Anarchy or It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, FX likes to give you a little video snack during commercials. It's usually some short clip about a movie in theaters or on DVD -- sometimes with Dave Holmes providing a behind-the-scenes look at a key scene. FX might start calling these videos "FX Snax."

On September 3, 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation filed documents with the United States Patents and Trademark Office to protect the phrase "FX Snax" for "entertainment services in the nature of a series of interstitial television programs featuring motion picture films and entertainment."  What does that mean? In English? "FX Snax" is supposed to be a series of short programs about the movies, and these programs are supposed to air during commerical breaks on TV.

I haven't been able to find anything else about "FX Snax." No press releases. No new domain registrations. No rumors even.

But I did notice that, about four years ago, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation trademarked "Making a Scene" for "entertainment services in the nature of a series of interstitial television programs featuring information about motion picture film and television entertainment." Does that description sound familiar? "Making a Scene" went on to be a popular feature on the Fox Movie Channel, and you can see clips of this program at Hulu.

You may soon be enjoying some late-night FX Snax!