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Court rulingMay 22, 2026Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. MiniMax · C.D. Cal., No. 2:25-cv-08768-SB-E

Judge Blumenfeld keeps Disney, Universal and Warner Bros.' suit against Chinese video-AI developer MiniMax alive, finding U.S. jurisdiction and plausible claims over Hailuo AI

On May 22, 2026, Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. denied two motions to dismiss filed by the operators of the Hailuo AI image and video generator: Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd. (which does business as MiniMax) and Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. The studios allege that the defendants trained Hailuo AI on their films, marketed it as a "Hollywood studio in your pocket," and that it produces near-perfect likenesses of characters such as Darth Vader and Superman on request. SXJT argued it does all its business in China and lacks minimum contacts with the United States; the judge found the studios had made a prima facie showing that SXJT operates Hailuo AI in the United States, pointing among other things to its U.S. trademark filings for the MINIMAX mark. On the merits, the judge held the complaint plausibly alleges widespread, intentional direct and secondary infringement, and declined to carve out the training theory because Rule 12(b)(6) does not permit dismissal of part of a claim. He vacated the May 29 hearing and ordered answers by June 5, 2026; the defendants answered that day, with Nanonoble counterclaiming for indemnification.

Order Denying Motions to Dismiss, Dkt. 57 (RECAP) ↗Reuters (via Stockopedia), May 26, 2026 ↗

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