Disney+ urged to compensate EU customers up to €68 million; Comcast owes WhereverTV $213 million in damages; Qualcomm-Transsion renewal; more

1) Free: Disney+ urged to compensate EU customers up to €62.8 million for removal of 4K, HDR: faces class-action suit

Consumer advocacy group Euroconsumers has issued the streaming giant with a formal notice to compensate customers in Italy, Belgium, and Portugal, threatening complaints with the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and a class-action suit.

2) Premium: Comcast must pay WhereverTV $213 million for infringing X1 program guide patent, Florida jury finds

A Tampa jury found Comcast’s Xfinity X1 guide infringes WhereverTV’s patent, in a case the Federal Circuit revived last year. Post-trial motions come next, Comcast has signaled an appeal.

3) Free: Qualcomm, Transsion sign license deal through end of 2031: 4G, 5G devices now all covered by single contract

Qualcomm and Transsion not only renewed one of their two existing license agreements through the end of 2031, but also seized the opportunity to consolidate both contracts into one.

4) Premium: Kerala HC widens patent ‘government-use’ power for cheap life-saving drugs, but leaves the trigger to the Center

After a breast-cancer patient’s death turned the plea into a suo motu cause, the Kerala High Court held that Section 100 of the Patents Act lets the government make and sell patented medicines cheaply, but left the decision to the Regional Cancer Center.