On June 12, reports emerged that DJI and its Osmo brand had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Insta360 and its related companies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on June 10 and 11. According to the complaint, DJI claims that Insta360’s Luna series handheld gimbal cameras infringe on two design patents and four utility patents held by DJI. The disputed patents involve technologies and designs from DJI’s Osmo Pocket product line, covering core underlying technologies such as gimbal motor control and shooting control.
DJI argues that key features of the Insta360 Luna series cameras—including the rotating screen design, gimbal mode switching, and target tracking—all fall within the scope of patents DJI secured in the U.S. years ago. In its lawsuit, DJI is seeking a permanent injunction against further sales and other infringing activities, along with demands for Insta360 to return profits gained from the alleged infringement, pay damages, and cover related legal fees and court costs.
On June 12, Insta360 also countersued DJI in the U.S., asserting five invention patents related to gimbal cameras and panoramic cameras. These patents cover key technologies like gimbal stabilization algorithms, gimbal pointing control, smooth camera anti-shake, motion data overlay, and panoramic video stabilization. At the same time, Insta360 filed invalidation requests with China’s National Intellectual Property Administration against the corresponding family patents. This is the first time the two companies have faced off in a patent battle overseas, following DJI’s drone patent infringement lawsuit against Insta360 in China back in March 2026.
