GermanyDisney has lost another case at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Dusseldorf, where it was ordered to stop using certain technologies covered by a patent owned by InterDigital. The court ruled that Disney+'s 'Cast' feature, which allows users to stream content from their devices to other screens, infringes on the patent EP 2 080 349. This patent relates to synchronizing media across different devices, such as from a smartphone to a television. The ban applies to web streaming via the Chrome browser and Disney+ apps on Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS platforms. Disney can appeal the decision, which was published under the case number UPC_CFI_297/2025. The patent originally belonged to Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and was acquired by InterDigital in 2022. Previous rulings against Disney involved patents related to HEVC video encoding, but this new ruling applies only in Germany and the Netherlands. As a result of these legal battles, Disney+ has had to remove some high-quality streaming options like 4K and HDR from its German service, prompting the company to offer premium subscribers the option to cancel their subscriptions early.
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