UK judge rejects Dolby, Access Advance bid to defer Snap royalty determination
By Melissa Ritti ( October 28, 2026, 20:33 GMT | Insight) -- In a Wednesday judgment memorializing his mid-October bench ruling, UK High Court Judge James Mellor rejected Dolby and Access Advance’s proposal to resolve preliminary patent licensing questions before addressing royalty rates at a later trial. He warned that delay could force Snap to “capitulate” to overseas enforcement, depriving the wider market of scrutiny of whether the licensors’ positions are reasonable and nondiscriminatory.Snap's UK challenge to video patent pool licensing terms will head to trial in November 2027, with a judge there warning that overseas enforcement could force the Snapchat operator to throw in the towel before its claims can be decided....
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