Adeia Inc. 10-Q

Item 1. Legal Proceedings In the normal course of our business, we are involved in legal proceedings. In the past, we have litigated to enforce our patents, to enforce the terms of license agreements, and to defend our patents against claims of invalidity. We expect to continue to be involved in similar legal proceedings in the future, including proceedings regarding infringement of our patents and proceedings to ensure proper and full payment of royalties by licensees under the terms of our license agreements. We cannot predict the outcome of any of the proceedings described below, other than to the extent such proceedings have concluded. An adverse decision in any of these proceedings could significantly harm our business and our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. Patent Infringement Litigation In the ordinary course of our business, we engage in litigation to protect our IP from infringement. While litigation is never our preference, and we prefer to reach mutually agreeable commercial licensing arrangements with third parties, it is sometimes a necessary step to effectively protect our investment in our IP. As a result of these lawsuits, defendants have often filed Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) petitions with the U.S. Patent Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (and other similar post-grant proceedings outside of the U.S.) seeking to invalidate one or more of our patents. We are currently engaged in multiple lawsuits with several third parties. Videotron Patent Infringement Litigation On May 21, 2021, Adeia Guides Inc. (formerly known as Rovi Guides, Inc.) (“Adeia Guides”) filed a patent infringement complaint against Videotron Ltd. (“Videotron”) in Toronto, Canada, alleging infringement of four patents (the “Videotron Litigation”). The trial commenced on February 3, 2025. On October 24, 2025, the Federal Court of Canada issued a decision in the case and awarded Adeia Guides a permanent injunction, finding that Videotron’s Helix, illico+ and illico video platforms infringe an Adeia Guides patent. The Court also ruled that Videotron’s Helix video platform infringes an additional Adeia Guides patent and awarded Adeia Guides damages for both patents. Two other patents asserted in the case were found invalid. On November 24, 2025, Adeia Guides filed a Notice of Appeal with the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada appealing portions of the decision of the Federal Court of Canada. On December 4, 2025, Videotron filed a Notice of Cross-Appeal. No date has been set yet for a hearing on the appeal. Bell Patent Infringement Litigation On July 27, 2021, Adeia Guides and Adeia Media Holdings LLC (formerly known as TiVo LLC) (together, “Adeia Media”) filed a patent infringement complaint against Bell Canada and four of its affiliates, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, Ericsson Canada Inc., and MK Systems USA Inc. and MK Mediatech Canada Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) in Toronto, Canada, alleging infringement of four patents (the “Bell Litigation”). On September 30, 2022, Defendants filed a motion for bifurcation, asking the Federal Court of Canada to bifurcate the case into two phases: a first phase related to liability and injunction and second phase addressing damages if liability is found. On February 15, 2023, the Court issued an order granting the motion for bifurcation in which the Court bifurcated the liability and injunction phase from the damages quantification phase of the case. The trial commenced on April 28, 2025. Closing arguments were held June 2-4, 2025. There is no set deadline for the Federal Court of Canada to issue a decision. Shaw Breach of Contract Litigation On October 2, 2023, Adeia Guides Inc., Adeia Media Solutions Inc., and Adeia Media Holdings LLC (collectively, “Adeia Media”) filed a complaint against Shaw Cablesystems G.P. and Shaw Satellite G.P. (together “Shaw”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging breach of contract by Shaw for failure to pay royalties owed to Adeia Media under the license agreement between the parties. On October 8, 2024, Shaw filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On September 29, 2025, the Court denied Shaw’s motion to dismiss Adeia Media Companies’ breach of contract claim and granted Shaw’s motion to dismiss the declaratory relief claim as duplicative. On October 14, 2025, Shaw filed its answer to the complaint. Discovery is ongoing. The trial date has not been set. 37 Disney Patent Infringement Litigation U.S Litigation On November 7, 2024, Adeia Technologies, Inc., Adeia Guides Inc., and Adeia Media Holdings LLC (collectively “Adeia”) filed a complaint against The Walt Disney Company, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution LLC, Disney DTC LLC, Disney Streaming Services LLC, Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC, Disney Platform Distribution, Inc., BAMTech, LLC, Hulu, LLC, and ESPN, Inc. (collectively, “Disney U.S. Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of six patents (“U.S. Asserted Patents”). On December 29, 2025, the Court granted the parties’ Joint Stipulation and Order of Dismissal, dismissing the case with prejudice. On October 31, 2025, Disney U.S. Defendants filed three petitions for IPR before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office – one petition against each of three of the U.S. Asserted Patents. On November 5, 2025, Disney U.S. Defendants filed two petitions for IPR – one petition against each of two additional U.S. Asserted Patents. On November 7, 2025, Disney U.S. Defendants filed one petition for IPR against the last of the six U.S. Asserted Patents. On December 24, 2025, following the settlement between the parties, Disney U.S. Defendants filed an Unopposed Motion to Dismiss the Proceeding Pre-Institution in each of the six IPRs. The PTAB has terminated all six IPR petitions. European Litigation On November 7, 2024, Adeia Solutions LLC filed a complaint against The Walt Disney Company Benelux (B.V.), Disney Interactive Studios, Inc., and The Walt Disney Company Limited (collectively, “Disney Europe Defendants”) in the Regional Court of Munich, Germany, alleging infringement of one patent (“German Patent”). On December 23, 2025, Adeia Solutions LLC filed a request to withdraw the complaint following settlement between the parties. The Court has terminated the case. On June 23, 2025, The Walt Disney Company Benelux (B.V.) filed a nullity action in the German Federal Patent Court, challenging the validity of the German Patent. On December 24, 2025, The Walt Disney Company Benelux (B.V.) filed a brief requesting withdrawal of the nullity action following settlement between the parties. The Court has terminated the case. On November 7, 2024, Adeia Guides Inc. (“Adeia Guides”) filed a complaint against the Disney Europe Defendants in the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) Munich Local Division, Germany, alleging infringement of one patent. On December 23, 2025, Adeia Guides filed a request to withdraw the complaint following settlement between the parties. The Court has terminated the case. On November 7, 2024, Adeia Guides filed a complaint against the Disney Europe Defendants in the UPC The Hague Local Division, The Netherlands, alleging infringement of one patent. On December 23, 2025, Adeia Guides filed a request to withdraw the complaint following settlement between the parties. The Court has terminated the case. Brazil Litigation On November 11, 2024, Adeia Inc. and Adeia Guides Inc. (collectively, “Adeia Brazil Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against The Walt Disney Company (Brasil) LTDA (“Disney Brazil”) in Rio de Janeiro State Court, Brazil, (“Trial Court”) alleging infringement of four patents (the “Brazil Asserted Patents”) and seeking a preliminary injunction against Disney Brazil for infringement of one of the four Brazil Asserted Patents. On December 23, 2025, Adeia Brazil Plaintiffs filed a request to terminate the case following settlement between the parties. The Court has terminated the case. On January 27, 2025, Disney Brazil filed a patent invalidity lawsuit against Adeia Inc. and Adeia Guides Inc. (collectively, “Adeia Brazil Invalidity Defendants”) at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office in Rio de Janeiro Federal Court, Brazil, alleging the Brazil Asserted Patents are invalid. On December 23, 2025, Disney Brazil filed a request to terminate the proceeding following settlement between the parties. The Court has yet to rule on the request to terminate the case. AMD Patent Infringement Litigation On November 3, 2025, Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc., Adeia Semiconductor Inc., and Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC (collectively, “Adeia Semi”) filed a patent infringement complaint against Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (“WDTX 1 Litigation”), alleging infringement of six patents. On January 8, 2026, AMD filed a Motion to Dismiss the complaint. On January 22, 2026, Adeia Semi filed its opposition to AMD’s Motion to Dismiss. On January 29, 2026, AMD filed its reply on the Motion to Dismiss. On March 10, 2026, following the settlement between the parties, the Court dismissed the case with prejudice. 38 On November 3, 2025, Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc. filed a separate patent infringement complaint against AMD in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (“WDTX 2 Litigation”), alleging infringement of four patents. On January 9, 2026, the Court granted AMD’s unopposed motion to stay the proceedings pending a final resolution of the ITC Litigation No. 337-TA-1465 (see below). On March 10, 2026, following the settlement between the parties, the Court dismissed the case with prejudice. On November 17, 2025, Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc. filed a patent infringement complaint against Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Lenovo (United States) Inc., Lenovo Group Limited, Lenovo Information Products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and Super Micro Computer, Inc. in the International Trade Commission (“ITC Litigation”), alleging infringement of the same four patents asserted in the WDTX 2 Litigation. On December 16, 2025, the ITC issued a Notice of Institution of Investigation, assigning the case Investigation No. 337-TA-1465. On March 31, 2026, following the settlement between the parties, the Administrative Law Judge granted the parties’ motion to terminate the ITC Litigation. DIRECTV Litigation NDCA Declaratory Judgment Action On December 29, 2025, DIRECTV LLC (“DIRECTV”) filed a complaint against Adeia Inc, Adeia Guides Inc., Adeia Media Holdings LLC, Adeia Technologies Inc. and Adeia Media Solutions Inc. (collectively, “Adeia Media”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement of seven Adeia Media patents and a declaratory judgement of invalidity of three different Adeia Media patents (“NDCA DJ Action”). On March 13, 2026, Adeia Media filed a motion to dismiss the NDCA DJ Action. A hearing on the motion to dismiss is scheduled for June 18, 2026. The trial date has not been set. SDNY Breach of Contract and Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Action On January 12, 2026, Adeia Media filed a complaint against DIRECTV in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging Breach of Contract and Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Pursuant to The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). DIRECTV’s response to the complaint is due March 27, 2026. On January 15, 2026, Adeia Media filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction (“PI Motion”), requesting that the Court order DIRECTV to withdraw the NDCA DJ Action and cease its misuse of Adeia Media’s confidential information. The PI Motion is fully briefed and awaiting a decision by the Court. On April 23, 2026, the Court granted DIRECTV’s request file a motion to dismiss the trade secret misappropriation claim under the DTSA on or before June 4, 2026. The trial date has not been set. DISH Litigation Colorado Patent Infringement Litigation Adeia Technologies Inc., Adeia Media Holdings Inc., and Adeia Media Solutions Inc. (collectively “Adeia”) filed a complaint against DISH Network Corp., DISH Media Sales LLC, DISH DBS Corp., EchoStar Corp., Sling TV LLC, and Sling TV Holding LLC (collectively, the “DISH Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado on April 1, 2026 (EDT), from and after which time the DISH Defendants were unlicensed to Adeia’s patents, alleging the DISH Defendants infringe five patents. The trial date has not been set. NDCA Declaratory Judgment Action DISH Network LLC and Sling TV LLC filed a complaint against Adeia Inc, Adeia Guides Inc., Adeia Media Holdings Inc., Adeia Technologies Inc., and Adeia Media Solutions Inc. (collectively, “Adeia Media”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on April 1, 2026 seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement and/or invalidity of ten Adeia Media patents. The trial date has not been set. 39 Item 1A. Ri sk Factors There were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which is incorporated by reference herein.