Walt Disney Co. prevailed on the final claims in an 18 year-old legal battle against Stephen Slesinger Inc., the publisher that sought as much as $2 billion in damages over rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters.

US District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, ruled for Disney Sept. 25 on Slesinger’s remaining copyright and trademark infringement claims. Slesinger, which agreed in 1961 and 1983 to transfer its Pooh rights to Disney in exchange for royalties, didn’t retain any rights that Disney could infringe, the judge said.