Nokia sues Paramount at UPC and in Germany
Patent holder Nokia is extending its litigation campaign against Paramount to Europe. Following lawsuits in the US and Brazil, the Finnish company has now filed further infringement proceedings at the UPC and in Germany. The case concerns video streaming technology.
2 October 2025 by Christina Schulze
After its successful series of lawsuits against Amazon’s video streaming services, Nokia is now taking aim at another industry giant. This week, Nokia sued film production company Paramount and its streaming services in Europe.
Nokia filed a lawsuit at the UPC’s Mannheim local division and at Munich Regional Court. Previously, Nokia had negotiated a licence agreement with Paramount for its video-related technologies in the company’s streaming services. Nokia then filed a lawsuit against Paramount in the US and Brazil in August.
Large patent portfolio
In Europe, the lawsuits centre around three patents. Nokia is asserting its EP 4 250 732 at the UPC and EP 4 099 700 at Munich Regional Court. Both protect a technique for improved motion prediction in video coding. In addition, Nokia is also asserting EP 2 130 150 at Munich Regional Court, which provides a method for an improved arrangement of media files based on profiles.
Nokia made it clear in a statement that it wants to force Paramount into a licence: “Our preference is to avoid litigation, but Paramount left us with no choice. We hope that Paramount accepts their obligation and pays for the use of our technologies in their streaming services.”
Nokia last succeeded with this strategy in March against Amazon. In October 2023, the Finnish patent holder filed infringement suits against the Amazon Prime service in the US, Germany, India, the UK and at the UPC. Düsseldorf Regional Court subsequently granted the company an injunction, while Munich Regional Court confirmed a patent infringement. The security deposit for Nokia was set at €646.75 million.
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- Cordula Schumacher
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- Christoph Walke
Nokia is working with a team from IP litigation firm Arnold Ruess consisting of Cordula Schumacher, Arno Riße, Tim Smentkowski, Jan Wergin, Tuğçe Altun, and Victoria Thüsing. The team also includes patent attorneys Christoph Walke and Lars Grannemann from Cohausz & Florack. The two Düsseldorf IP boutiques are regular advisors to Nokia.
Walke and Grannemann were also part of the team that led the litigation against Amazon. A team from Arnold Ruess was also active on the lawyer side, albeit with name partner Bernhard Arnold in the lead. A Hogan Lovells team led by Steffen Steininger and Benjamin Schröer represented Amazon.
JUVE Patent does not yet know who will represent Paramount.
