The game allows players to "form teams of Disney characters using magic ink and the power of Lorcana."

Lorcana is a licensed Disney product made by Ravensburger, which also makes products based on huge franchises like Harry Potter and Minecraft, but Upper Deck is a product that Ravensburger "stole and copied the original Upper Upper Deck accuses Ravensburger of "stealing and copying Upper Deck's original game" and "repackaging and selling it as Lorcana.

Specifically, Upper Deck accused Ryan Miller, a former designer who now works for Ravensburger, of stealing intellectual property from Rush of Ikorr, a card game he worked on at Upper Deck, and putting it directly into Disney Lorcana and put it directly into Disney Lorcana, claiming that he was able to get ahead of Disney's game and beat Ikorr to market with his original ideas.

Upper Deck states that "Miller terminated his contract with Upper Deck after developing Rush of Equality with Upper Deck for over a year, and began working for defendant Ravensberger either before or shortly after the termination," at which point the company The company claims that it ported over ideas that Miller had developed for Upper Deck. The company even states that Ravensburger was also complicit in the robbery and that Miller was "aided and encouraged by Ravensburger to profit from the stolen intellectual property."

We have contacted both Ravensburger and Upper Deck regarding this matter and will update this article when we hear back.

Upper Deck is really slamming the challenge. In its court filing, it seeks payment of damages, injunctive relief to prevent Disney Lorcana's release, restitution of monies paid to Miller, and "punitive damages in an amount adequate to punish Miller and Ravensburger and to deter others from engaging in similar misconduct. . punitive damages in an amount appropriate to punish Miller and Ravensburger and to deter others from engaging in similar misconduct."

Ravensburger has so far not said much about the situation; in a statement to ComicBook, a company spokesperson said only that "Ravensburger has not been served with a complaint and cannot speculate on potential legal issues." We are not aware of any legal issues that may arise. We at Ravensburger stand behind the integrity of our team and the originality of our products. I am no expert, but this statement sounds to me like a company that is still trying to figure out how to handle a legal bomb that just exploded in its backyard.