Unified Patent Court rules for InterDigital in two more Disney cases

Per its third-quarter 2026 report, released October 29, InterDigital says Europe's Unified Patent Court granted it two fresh injunctions against Disney during the quarter. One concerns an encoding patent linked to the HEVC standard; the other concerns technology that lets video move from a device to a screen, such as sending content from a phone to a television. According to InterDigital, the court held that Disney was an unwilling licensee and that InterDigital bargained in good faith. The licensor tallies eight injunctions secured across eight decided patent actions against the streamer so far. On the earnings call, InterDigital's chief executive asserted that Disney had reportedly shifted certain 4K offerings away from HEVC to the VP9 format. That account originates with InterDigital and Disney has not verified it. Both points come from a party in a live licensing disagreement, and the effect on Disney's streaming expenses or its product range remains unclear.

1. InterDigital reported Q3 2026 results on October 29, 2026, and listed two new UPC injunctions against Disney among its highlights.
2. The two injunctions cover an HEVC encoding patent and a device-to-screen video sharing technology, per the InterDigital earnings call transcript.
3. InterDigital states it has won eight injunctions against Disney across eight patent cases decided to date.
4. InterDigital says the UPC found Disney acted as an unwilling licensee while InterDigital negotiated in good faith.
5. On the call, InterDigital's CEO said Disney had reportedly switched some 4K features to the VP9 codec after earlier injunctions in Germany and at the UPC; this is the counterparty's account.
6. InterDigital also noted separate recent patent cases against Disney brought by other patent holders.