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4 September 2024NewsUnified Patent CourtMarisa Woutersen

Dish and Pornhub dispute should play out before UPC, say appeal judges

The Court of Appeal upholds UPC's authority to handle the patent infringement case between Dish Technologies and a pornography site| Dish claims a patent for rate-adaptive streaming technology | Appeals court affirms UPC's jurisdiction is valid for claims where the patent is effective in at least one member state.

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