German court grants InterDigital injunction against Disney; appealable
On November 3, 2025, the Munich Regional Court granted InterDigital an injunction against Disney for infringing a patent covering a method to dynamically overlay one video stream with another, such as subtitles, and noted that Disney can appeal the decision.
[1][2][3][4]Key facts
- The injunction stems from a German ruling that Disney infringed an InterDigital patent enabling dynamic overlays of a first video stream with a second, for example subtitles. [2][3][4][1]
- InterDigital referenced a parallel preliminary injunction in Brazil, where a court found Disney infringed both patents-in-suit in that case. [3][5][1][2]
- Disney retains the right to appeal the Munich decision, as emphasized in InterDigital’s announcement. [4][1][2][3]
Company statement
“This is another illustration of how Disney uses InterDigital’s innovations to stream content to consumers and to build a multi-billion-dollar global streaming business. Disney understands the importance of innovation and IP protection to its own business. We encourage Disney to take a license that fairly values InterDigital’s key innovations.”[1][2][3]
Italian summary (source excerpt)
InterDigital ha dichiarato che il Tribunale regionale di Monaco ha accordato un’ingiunzione contro Disney per violazione di un brevetto relativo alla sovrapposizione dinamica di un flusso video con un altro, come i sottotitoli, sottolineando che Disney può presentare ricorso, e citando anche una ordinanza cautelare preliminare in Brasile per due brevetti in causa.
[2][3][1]Context
- The Brazilian preliminary injunction followed an expert report supporting InterDigital’s position and finding infringement of two video coding patents in that proceeding. [5]
- Coverage from industry and financial outlets mirrors the press release details about the German injunction and the Brazilian action. [3][1][2]
Editor’s note
Both the German ruling and the Brazilian preliminary order highlight courts’ favorable early views of InterDigital’s video technology claims while leaving room for Disney’s appeal in Germany.
[4][5][1][2][3]Author’s summary: Munich’s court granted InterDigital an injunction against Disney over a patent for dynamic video overlays, while a Brazilian court issued a parallel preliminary injunction; Disney can still appeal in Germany.
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