Insta360 delivers a decisive victory over GoPro in a high-profile U.S. patent dispute. The insta360 cameras maker Arashi Vision, based in Shenzhen, won a conclusive case against GoPro in a trade lawsuit in the United States.
The final decision of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) dated 26 February 2026, rejected all of the claims and, therefore, allowed Insta360 to proceed with its extensive distribution in the United States unhindered.
Battle Background
In 2024, GoPro filed a lawsuit claiming that Arashi Vision had violated its patents involving camera stabilization, horizon levelling, distortion correction, and aspect-ratio technology. The USITC then initiated a Section 337 inquiry under the Trade Act of 1930, which centered on Arashi and its U.S. affiliate.
Certainly, a preliminary ruling discovered that there was infringement on two patents the ’052 distortion patent and the ’840 stabilization patent; though, the commission eventually declared all five utility patents to be invalid, not infringed, or both. It also found that the new products of Insta360 were not infringing the design patent of GoPro, and no importation prohibition or sales suspension was imposed.
No Business Hit
The fact that Arashi Vision has submitted the reporting to the Shanghai Stock Exchange does not show any impact on production or activities. As per the ruling, shares 688775.SS did not go down. The company said that no meaningful impact was made by the investigation. This is because the sale of action cameras by the United States of Insta360, the key to its 360 -degree action cameras, remains intact in an environment in which action-camera shipments are expected to reach 12 million units all over the world in 2025, as predicted by the IDC and where Insta360 has a 28% market share relative to falling GoPro 42%.
Expert Take
The ruling by ITC substantiates the initial innovation of Insta360,” said JK Liu, the company founder. Competitive innovators compete through the better development of tools. The decision was celebrated as a total win, and the case against Insta360 was dismissed as a frivolous attempt at competition suppression, in the words of a senior attorney of Morrison & Foerster.
Market Edge Ahead
It is hoped that this 5-0 score will also boost the momentum of Insta360 in the 2.5 billion action-camera market that is projected to increase the growth rate of 15% per GDP annually through the year 2028 Statista.
GoPro is finding it harder to sustain market share with struggling flagships, and it is under growing stress to innovate. Insta360 is looking to venture into the US market, using artificial-intelligence-driven cameras as a creation tool. Competition will probably increase, but more transparent regulatory directions seem to be in favor of the Shenzhen disruptor. The investors will remain watching the future earnings of Arashi to make a sale.
