Win in GoPro Dispute Keeps U.S. Market Mostly Open to Chinese Camera-Maker
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A U.S. trade panel has ruled that the majority of products manufactured by Chinese action camera maker Arashi Vision Inc. do not infringe on GoPro Inc.’s patents, bringing a mixed conclusion to a high-profile intellectual property dispute.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determination removes a significant legal threat hanging over Arashi Vision from its patent dispute with GoPro, allowing it to continue selling its latest devices in the American market despite a ban on one older model. The dispute underscores the intensifying rivalry in the global action camera sector, where Chinese competitors have aggressively seized market share from the one-time American pioneer.
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- The US ITC ruled most Arashi Vision action cameras do not infringe GoPro’s patents, with only one older model banned.
- GoPro’s global market share fell from 75%+ (2022–2023) to 18% in 2025, while Arashi Vision and DJI’s shares rose to 13% and 66%.
- GoPro’s decline is linked to reduced innovation, high prices, and poor mass-market adaptation.
- Arashi Vision Inc.
- Arashi Vision Inc. (深圳岚图科技有限公司) is a Chinese action camera maker. A US trade panel ruled that most of its products don't infringe on GoPro's patents, allowing Arashi Vision to continue selling in the American market. Only one older model was found to partially infringe due to its design. Arashi Vision's market share has surged, while GoPro's has declined.
- GoPro Inc.
- GoPro Inc. is a California-headquartered action camera manufacturer. The company filed a patent infringement complaint against Chinese rival Arashi Vision Inc. in March 2024. While the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that most of Arashi Vision's products do not infringe upon GoPro's patents, one older model was found to infringe. GoPro's market dominance has significantly declined due to competition, slowed innovation, and high pricing.
- SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd.
- SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen Dajiang Innovation Technology Co. Ltd.) is a Chinese rival to GoPro in the action camera market. Amid GoPro's declining market share, DJI's share surged to 66% in the first three quarters of 2025. This growth is attributed to their aggressive competition and innovation, which have impacted GoPro's dominance.
- Jiuqian Consulting
- Jiuqian Consulting is a market research firm that reported on the global action camera market. They indicated that GoPro's market share significantly declined between 2022 and 2025, while Chinese competitors like Arashi Vision and DJI saw their shares surge. Jiuqian Consulting attributed GoPro's decline to slow innovation, high pricing, and a failure to expand beyond a niche market.
- 2014：
- GoPro held a 94% global market share in the action camera sector.
- Between 2022 and 2023：
- GoPro's global market share stood above 75%.
- March 2024：
- GoPro filed a complaint against Arashi Vision with the ITC under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
- 2024：
- GoPro's global market share plummeted to 44%.
- June 2024：
- A parallel patent lawsuit by GoPro in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California was suspended pending the ITC ruling.
- First three quarters of 2025：
- GoPro's global market share further dropped to 18%; Arashi Vision and DJI's shares rose to 13% and 66% respectively.
- Feb. 27, 2026：
- GoPro stated that the ITC issued a limited exclusion order against Arashi Vision's infringing product and a cease and desist order for the U.S. market.
- Feb. 28, 2026：
- Arashi Vision announced the ITC's finding that most of its products did not infringe GoPro patents, with some GoPro claims ruled invalid and one older product partially infringing.
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