Disney abandons Star Wars 1313 trademark

The trademark for Star Wars 1313 has officially expired, perhaps spelling an end to the final LucasArts-helmed Star Wars game, once and for all.

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It's been no secret that Star Wars 1313 has been frozen in carbonite since Disney acquired LucasArts. But Disney may have finally Force choked away any spark of hope that this game would ever see the light of day, as they allowed the Star Wars 1313 trademark to formally lapse.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (via The Escapist) states that the trademark had been abandoned since December 23, citing that it was "abandoned because no Statement of Use or Extension Request timely filed after Notice of Allowance was issued." As in similar cases, however, Disney can revive the trademark anytime they wish.

Though the Boba Fett-led vehicle may never take flight, fans can at least take heart knowing that the motion-capture tech will live on in future Lucasfilm productions.

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    January 18, 2014 1:00 PM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Disney abandons Star Wars 1313 trademark.

    The trademark for Star Wars 1313 has officially expired, perhaps spelling an end to the final LucasArts-helmed Star Wars game, once and for all.

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      January 18, 2014 1:02 PM

      Sad that game did look promising. =(

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        January 18, 2014 1:29 PM

        yea :(

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        January 18, 2014 2:44 PM

        It looked like the only good thing to come out of the Star Wars universe in about the last 15 years.

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          January 18, 2014 3:28 PM

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          January 18, 2014 11:31 PM

          Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Rogue Squadron

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            January 19, 2014 7:34 AM

            You're correct, 15 years was too long of an estimate, 10 years is more accurate!

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          January 19, 2014 5:09 AM

          Jedi Knight 2

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            January 19, 2014 5:27 AM

            was better than quake 3!

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              January 19, 2014 5:57 AM

              I spent countless hours playing the multiplayer of that game. I ran my own server from my really crappy secondary desktop computer. It only played about 3 maps because those were the only ones I liked, lightsabers only, duel requests mandatory, lol. Loved that game. The singleplayer was hella fun as well.

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        January 18, 2014 3:51 PM

        I suspect it still exists and is being reworked as a Boba Fett game. Didn't they announce that one of the stand alone films was going to be a Boba Fett movie? Instant tie-in.

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          January 18, 2014 6:05 PM

          I think they even said they were making it into a Boba Fett game before the Disney purchase.

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      January 18, 2014 1:52 PM

      Or spelling a rename

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        January 18, 2014 3:34 PM

        Probably not unless another company is taking it over. I don't think Disney wants to do any internal game development unless it's for mobile platforms or Disney Infinity.

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      January 18, 2014 4:52 PM

      It's not like the idea itself expired; all they have to do is dust it off and get back to work, and they've got all the time in the world.

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