GoPro announces ITC finding that Insta360 infringed on Hero camera patent

GoPro (GPRO) announced a United States Administrative Law Judge of the International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. issued an initial determination, finding that China-based Insta360 violated federal law by importing and selling in the United States products that infringe GoPro intellectual property covering GoPro’s Hero camera design. The company said, “GoPro is pleased with the ALJ’s findings that Insta360 infringed on a patent covering GoPro’s iconic HERO camera design, as well as its validation of multiple patent claims covering GoPro’s industry-leading HyperSmooth video stabilization. In addition, GoPro intends to brief other outstanding issues in its infringement case against Insta360 with the full Commission. The ITC is expected to issue its Final Determination on all of GoPro’s infringement claims against Insta360 by November 10, 2025. This litigation process has strengthened GoPro’s intellectual property portfolio and underscores GoPro’s history of category-defining innovation, which has resulted in more than 1,500 US patents.”