Category: Disney
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Disney switches off 4K UHD and HDR in Germany, possibly other markets due to InterDigital’s UPC injunction
Disney continues to degrade the quality of its streaming offerings in Germany just to comply with InterDigital’s video patent injunctions.
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Dusseldorf UPC follows Mannheim on NDA-related issue in InterDigital v. Disney
The Dusseldorf Local Division followed the Mannheim Local Division’s approach to confidentiality disputes in FRAND litigation, holding that Disney must bear the consequences of refusing to permit disclosure of licensing negotiations conducted under an NDA.
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BREAKING: UPC grants InterDigital second 11-country injunction against Disney
The UPC’s Dussledorf Local Division has today granted InterDigital the company’s second HEVC patent injunction against Disney, joining the several it has already secured in Germany and Brazil.
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Adeia sues Disney-controlled Fubo over media streaming patents
Adeia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Disney-controlled streaming platform Fubo in the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of four media technology patents. The dispute raises questions about the scope of patent license coverage within corporate groups, as Adeia maintains that Disney’s existing license does not extend to Fubo.
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UPC grants InterDigital 11-country injunction against Disney’s streaming services: FRAND defense failed in unusual way; €8M (not €500M) security
As predicted by ip fray, InterDigital has won an 11-country HEVC injunction against Disney’s streaming services. Three German injunctions did not lead to a settlement, but this one might.
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Ibex sues Disney and Snap in Brazil as streaming patent disputes escalate
Ibex has launched separate patent actions in Brazil against Disney and Snap relating to video technologies, adding to growing litigation pressure on video streamers across multiple jurisdictions.
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SEP strategies: Disney demonstrates why (F)RAND does not and cannot work for video streamers the way it does for display devices
For a long time, SEP enforcement against video streamers was pretty much non-existent. Now that there is a first major wave of such lawsuits and various injunctions have come down, fundamental enforcement-related differences become clear.
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UPC Mannheim hearing went very well for InterDigital — Disney highly likely to be enjoined (as predicted by ip fray) on June 16
Based on an agenda-setting order ahead of the hearing and an analysis of patent claim terms, ip fray had already deduced that today’s hearing was going to be an uphill battle for Disney. And that’s what it was.
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Disney faces clear and present danger of UPC 11-country HEVC patent injunction in InterDigital case after May 5 & 6 hearing: court document
The UPC Mannheim LD appears unconvinced of Disney’s technical defenses, and even if the court deemed Disney entitled to a FRAND license, an injunction would probably issue.
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BREAKING: Velos Media joins Sharp, Huawei in suing Disney over HEVC patents after years of bilateral and pool (Avanci Video) negotiations
Against ByteDance (TikTok), Velos has recently obtained an anti-antisuit injunction in the Western District of Texas. On Friday, Velos sued Disney, which is also defending against InterDigital and Huawei.