InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company et al. – UPC Decision on Patent EP 2 449 782
The Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court ruled in favor of InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. against The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates, concerning the European Patent EP 2 449 782. The case centered on the alleged infringement of the patent, which relates to methods and apparatus for signaling intra prediction for large blocks in video encoders and decoders. A notable issue in the case was the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) between the parties, which hindered the ability of one party to submit evidence. The court found that if a party fails to amend an NDA to allow necessary evidence to be submitted and examined, the court may infer that the required steps were completed, as per established judgements (Huawei v ZTE). Interdigital's claims targeted Disney's operations in the streaming sector, specifically their Disney+ service using the HEVC standard.