A Unified Patent Court ruling finds InterDigital owns a patent covering video encoding techniques linked to HEVC and related HDR technologies, and issues an injunction against Disney that spans multiple EU countries.

Disney can appeal the UPC injunction, but the order already applies broadly across the EU, expanding the impact beyond Germany.

Disney has not issued a formal comment at publication, though Disney Nordic provided a statement included in coverage.

Disney Nordic says litigation-driven changes have affected Dolby Vision and 3D availability in Denmark and neighboring regions, and the company is exploring viewing options given device and subscription differences.

The disruption follows earlier outages in February and a mid-March temporary restoration, with reports indicating the issue resurfaced across Europe.

Amazon reached a settlement with InterDigital, allowing Dolby Vision to continue on Prime Video, contrasting with Disney+ adjustments.

Disney+ has again dropped Dolby Vision HDR in 11 EU countries, while the UK and US remain unaffected.

Dolby Vision content still shows in the UK and Dolby Vision remains supported for Disney+ in the US, according to regional support pages.

3D movies on Disney+ have disappeared in the affected regions due to their linkage with Dolby Vision, while 4K and HDR10 remain available.

Disney can appeal the ruling, but the process may be lengthy and the platform’s Dolby Vision disruption could persist in the meantime.

The UPC decision extends jurisdiction beyond Germany, explaining why more European countries are affected in this round.

InterDigital continues patent litigation with Disney over HDR and related technologies beyond this case, including patents on dynamic stream overlay and HEVC/AVC compression.