WILMINGTON, DE — InterDigital Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC) secured a third injunction against Disney from Europe’s Unified Patent Court, extending the wireless and video technology developer’s enforcement campaign over streaming-related intellectual property into Germany and the Netherlands.
The Düsseldorf Local Division of the UPC ruled that Disney infringed an InterDigital patent covering technology used to support seamless viewing when video content is shared across devices, InterDigital stated. The court also upheld the validity of the patent.
The injunction applies in Germany and the Netherlands. Disney can appeal the ruling.
The decision adds to two earlier UPC injunctions InterDigital obtained against Disney involving patents tied to High Efficiency Video Coding, or HEVC, technology.
InterDigital has also secured injunctions from national courts in Germany and Brazil in disputes involving high dynamic range technology, dynamic overlays of multiple video streams and other encoding technologies related to HEVC and Advanced Video Coding, or AVC.
The series of rulings strengthens InterDigital’s position in its effort to enforce licensing rights against one of the world’s largest media companies across multiple jurisdictions.
“This patent-in-suit is another excellent example of how InterDigital shapes so much of the streaming experience,” Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt said.
Schmidt added that InterDigital is seeking “a fair return for Disney’s use of our technologies” to support continued investment in research.
The Unified Patent Court is a pan-European patent tribunal whose rulings can apply across participating European Union countries.
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