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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Adam Juniper

GoPro tries using patent courts to block Insta360 – and both sides claim a win!

Composite of Insta360 Ace Pro 2, GoPro Hero 13 Black and Supreme Court (Getty 1794185538).

Both Insta360 and GoPro have been rushing to clarify the meaning of a ruling by a single (US) judge on the International Trade Commission (ITC) that will have no effect on the availability of Insta360 products. So what's the story – and is there anything to worry about?

According to GoPro, via a press release shared by its investor relations team, the company is pleased the judge found "that Insta360 infringed on a patent covering GoPro's iconic Hero camera design (US Patent D789,435)" and two covering HyperSmooth video stabilization (US Patent 10,574,894 and 10,958,840).

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