#patent-licensing

#patent-licensing

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest on Monday in Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. InterDigital, Inc., et al., an antitrust case filed by Disney in August 2025 that alleged "abusive licensing practices," monopolization of the video compression and streaming markets and Sherman Act violations by InterDigital. The DOJ's statement opined that patents, including standard essential patents (SEPs), do not necessarily confer market power to the patentee.

Henna Virkkunen, the EU Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, argued that the AI Liability Directive would have led to fragmented rules across EU member states.