Category: InterDigital v. Disney
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French consumer rights group urges Disney+ to compensate customers for switching off 4K following InterDigital injunctionsÂ
While Disney+ switched 4K back on again using a workaround in Germany, the streaming giant has not done the same in its other markets, including France.
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InterDigital brings damages claim against Disney in Germany, building additional pressure to take license
Multiple injunctions have not yet persuaded Disney to take a video patent license from InterDigital, but the streamer is now facing an increasingly diversified enforcement strategy.
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BREAKING: InterDigital wins sixth straight injunction against Disney — UPC Dusseldorf LD
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD has found that Disney+ infringes an amended InterDigital patent on device-to-device media casting, extending InterDigital’s unbroken run of six wins against Disney to a new front.
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InterDigital expands UPC litigation against Disney, says VP9 workaround still infringes its patents
InterDigital has filed new claims at the UPC targeting Disney’s use of VP9 for 4K streaming, arguing the codec still infringes its patents despite seven injunctions already won worldwide.
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Disney switches 4K UHD back on in Germany, but concern over VP9 SEPs lingersÂ
Disney+ has found a workaround allowing it to reintroduce 4K Ultra High Definition features in certain devices following a second InterDigital injunction, but the solution does not address a specific High Dynamic Range quality feature, and would leave it exposed if it faced actions over other multimedia technologies that InterDigital owns.
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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.Â
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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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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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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.