InterDigital awarded injunction against Disney by German court
Rhea-AI Summary
InterDigital (Nasdaq: IDCC) said a German court (Munich Regional Court) awarded it an injunction against Disney over infringement of an InterDigital patent related to HDR streaming.
The company noted Disney can appeal the Munich decision. The judgment follows a separate Munich ruling awarding an injunction for a patent covering a method to dynamically overlay one video stream with another, and a preliminary injunction in Brazil finding Disney infringed both patents-in-suit.
InterDigital emphasized the rulings as examples of alleged unlicensed use of its video technology and said Disney should pay fair value for that technology.
Positive
- Munich Regional Court awarded injunction over HDR streaming patent
- Separate Munich injunction for dynamic video-overlay patent
- Brazil court granted a preliminary injunction in InterDigital’s favor
Negative
- Disney can appeal the Munich injunction
- Ongoing litigation across multiple jurisdictions remains unresolved
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WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, today announced it has been awarded another injunction against Disney by a court in Germany.
The Munich Regional Court ruled that InterDigital is entitled to an injunction over Disney’s infringement of an InterDigital patent related to the streaming of video content using high dynamic range (HDR) technology. Disney can appeal the decision.
The judgment from the Munich court follows a separate decision from the same court to award InterDigital an injunction over Disney’s infringement of a patent which enables a method for dynamically overlaying a first video stream with a second video stream. It also follows a decision by a court in Brazil, to grant a preliminary injunction in InterDigital’s favor, after the court found that Disney infringed both of the InterDigital patents-in-suit.
“This decision is another example of how Disney continues to use our technology and infringe our intellectual property without a license, for free,” said Josh Schmidt, Chief Legal Officer, InterDigital. “The patents in our lawsuits against Disney highlight the breadth of our video research from the efficient compression and delivery of video content to enabling the kind of visual experience that was once reserved for movie theaters. Disney should now pay fair value for technology that is key to its streaming success.”
About InterDigital®
InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Richard Lloyd
Email: richard.lloyd@interdigital.com
+1 (202) 349-1716
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