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Disney+ Patent Dispute: InterDigital Is Now Also Suing VP9

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Disney+ streames into 4K after several court defeats with the Codec VP9. InterDigital also considers this to be a patent infringement and has sued again.
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Research firm InterDigital is suing Disney+ again for possible patent infringement. The company alleges that the streaming service is also violating patents with its new 4K video technology. Due to previous lawsuits, Disney+ no longer offers HDR.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Disney+ has to get along without HDR and Dolby Vision, but still offers 4K Ultra HD (again). But now this is also on the tip again. Dolby Vision fell away with Disney+ a few months ago. In the meantime, the 4K resolution and HDR had to clear the field. While the 4K resolution could be brought back on some devices, by changing the codec from HEVC to VP9, there is currently no glimmer of hope for HDR. On the contrary, because now 4K also threatens…

InterDigital continues its legal action against Disney even after the company adopted an alternative technology to restore 4K on Disney Plus, claiming that it also uses its patents. InterDigital filed new claims against Disney in the European Unified Patent Court, this time related to the use of VP9 encoding technologies on Disney Plus, arguing that this solution also uses technologies protected by its patents and that Disney should obtain a lic…

The patent dispute between technology and licensing company InterDigital and Disney is entering its next phase. InterDigital has expanded its lawsuit before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in... Read the article: Patent dispute: InterDigital expands lawsuit against Disney to include VP9 codec Where you can follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads Want to stay up to date? Add us to your favorite sources on Google!

·Geestland, Germany
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Disney+ streames into 4K after several court defeats with the Codec VP9. InterDigital also considers this to be a patent infringement and has sued again.

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Heise broke the news in Germany on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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