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Disney (DIS) faces UPC infringement injunctions as FCC seeks dismissal

Walt Disney Company (DIS) faces legal pressure both in a Unified Patent Court in Dusseldorf—finding it infringed an InterDigital patent and issuing injunctions in Germany and the Netherlands—and at the FCC, which seeks dismissal of Disney’s suit.

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Walt Disney Co. faces legal pressure on two fronts. A Unified Patent Court in Dusseldorf found the company infringed an InterDigital patent, prompting injunctions in Germany and the Netherlands. Separately, the FCC is seeking dismissal of Disney’s suit, saying the case belongs in an appeals court.