Following lawsuits filed in the United States and Brazil, patent holder Nokia has recently initiated additional infringement proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and German courts. The case concerns video streaming technology, with defendants Paramount Pictures and its streaming service.

Nokia had previously engaged in licensing negotiations regarding Paramount's use of its video-related technology in streaming services. Subsequently, Nokia filed lawsuits against Paramount in the United States and Brazil this past August.

In Europe, the litigation centers on three patents. Nokia asserts its EP 4 250 732 patent before the UPC and its EP 4 099 700 patent before the Munich Regional Court. Both patents relate to technologies improving motion prediction in video encoding. Additionally, Nokia asserted its EP 2 130 150 patent in the Munich court, which provides a method for optimizing media file arrangement based on user profiling.

Nokia explicitly stated its aim is to compel Paramount to accept a patent license: “We prefer negotiated solutions, but Paramount has left no room for compromise. We hope Paramount will fulfill its obligations and pay for the technology used in its streaming services.”

In 2023, Nokia employed the same strategy to file patent infringement lawsuits against Amazon in multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, Germany, India, the United Kingdom, and the Unified Patent Court. The Düsseldorf Regional Court subsequently granted Nokia an injunction, and the Munich Regional Court also confirmed patent infringement. In March 2025, Nokia announced it had signed an agreement with Amazon to terminate all patent litigation between the two companies.