Disney Challenge to ‘Star Wars’ Park Ride Patent Gets Early Win

April 4, 2023, 6:18 PM UTC

An administrative tribunal will hear Disney World’s challenge of a patent that a design firm says the amusement park ripped off with its “Star Wars"-themed ride.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Monday agreed to review parts of US Patent No. 9,266,028, which is owned by Raven Sun Creative Inc. The patent describes an amusement park tower ride where riders are moved in a way that’s synched with video projected to a screen.

In a 2021 lawsuit, filed in federal court in Orlando, Raven Sun alleged Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US infringed the ‘028 through its ...

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