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.

Ozzie Mejia

January 18, 2014 1:00 PM

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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.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?