InterDigital, Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company
Summary
InterDigital sues Disney for patent infringement across multiple streaming and entertainment platforms.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 17P · 7D · 17N (99 articles)→Recent 30d 0P · 0D · 1N (2 articles)
3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 1h — wire syndication or a PR push.
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet. 3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 0h — wire syndication or a PR push.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
61 plaintiff-favorable · 9 defendant-favorable · 31 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 17 plaintiff · 7 defendant · 18 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- InterDigital seeks €101.7 million in damages from Disney at Munich courtJUVE Patent · 2026-09-14
- InterDigital Seeks $118 Million from Disney in Patent FightClaims Journal · 2026-09-11
- InterDigital wins third UPC injunction against Disney over streaming patentMLex · 2026-09-02
- InterDigital wins new video patent injunction against Disney in Europetelecompaper.com · 2026-09-02
- DOJ Backs Limits on Antitrust in Standardized Tech Patent FightsBloomberg Law News · 2026-04-28
- DOJ Again Pushes Back Against Antitrust Claims Filed Over Allegations of SEP Abuse, False RAND PromisesIPWatchdog.com · 2026-04-08
- Dolby retaliates against InterDigital in bid to protect licenseesWorld IP Review · 2026-03-05
- DOJ Statement in Disney's Case Against InterDigital Urges Caution in Applying Antitrust Law to SEPsIPWatchdog.com · 2025-10-08
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Counsel of record
- McKool Smith PCEric S Hansen, Joshua W. Budwin, Richard A. Kamprath +1 more
- McKool Smith, P.C.Daniel Iliasevitch, George T. Fishback, Jr., Joseph W. Micheli +1 more
- Olson Stein LLPDavid M. Stein, Nancy M Olson
- O'Melveny and Myers LLPAbigail Grace McFee, James A Donegan, Miao Liu +1 more
- OMelveny and Myers LLPLaura M. Burson, Nicholas James Whilt, Ryan Ken Yagura
- O'Melveny & Myers LLPBrian P Quinn
- Byron Raphael LLPJordan Philip Raphael
- O'Melveny & Meyers LLPShawnna M. Yashar
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:25-cv-00895
- Nature of suit
- Patent
- Judge
- Wesley L. Hsu
- Filed
- 2025-02-02
- Last filing
- 2026-10-19
Cause
28:1338 Patent Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS (plaintiff) InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS (plaintiff) InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. (plaintiff) InterDigital, Inc. (plaintiff) Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC (defendant) ESPN, Inc. (defendant) Hulu, LLC (defendant) BAMTech, LLC (defendant) Disney Platform Distribution, Inc. (defendant) Disney Streaming Services LLC (defendant) Disney DTC LLC (defendant) Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution LLC (defendant) The Walt Disney Company (defendant)
Docket entries
- 2026-06-25
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- 2026-05-26
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- 2026-03-24
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- 2026-03-09
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- 2026-02-02
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- 2026-01-29
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- 2026-01-22
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- 2025-10-30
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- 2025-10-28
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- 2025-10-23
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- 2025-10-09
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- 2025-06-26
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- 2025-06-17
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- 2025-05-16
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- 2025-05-12
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- 2025-05-08
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- 2025-03-24
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- 2025-02-12
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- 2025-02-08
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- 2025-02-05
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.