Feb. 27, 2026
Magistrate judge questions relevance of Disney-Amazon pact in patent fight
InterDigital sued in February 2025 alleging that Disney's streaming services, including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, infringe five patents related to video encoding and user interface technology.
A federal magistrate judge expressed skepticism Thursday about whether The Walt Disney Company should be compelled to disclose a confidential legal agreement with Amazon.com Inc. to patent-licensing firm InterDigital Inc. The dispute is the latest flare-up in a battle over video encoding technology that powers global streaming services.
The hearing, held before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brianna Fuller Mircheff, centered on InterDigital's motion to compel the production of a "...
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