Mar. 27, 2026
Netflix prevails in patent trial, jury rejects $424M DivX claim
Netflix argued that the company's global dominance resulted from its own internal innovation and the use of industry-standard technologies like High Efficiency Video Coding.
A federal jury in Los Angeles rejected claims that Netflix infringed on several proprietary technology patents owned by DivX, LLC. The verdict returned Wednesday concludes a dispute in which DivX sought $424 million in damages for the alleged unauthorized use of its innovations.
The jury unanimously found that Netflix did not infringe on any of the four asserted patents, which covered foundational streaming features such as adaptive bitrate streaming and digital rights management ...
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