Welcome to the latest edition of the Sisvel Insights weekly round-up, aggregating news stories, analyses and data points affecting the SEP world that have caught our eye over the past seven days

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Nokia is taking on another US streaming giant in an ongoing campaign to enforce its video coding patent portfolio. On Friday, news emerged that the Finnish licensor had launched enforcement actions against Paramount Global, which operates platforms including Paramount+, in the United States and Brazil. Back in March, Nokia settled a multijurisdictional dispute over streaming technologies with Amazon.

“From my perspective, we really took our time thinking this through before filing,” Nokia licensing VP Vipul Nehrotra wrote in a LinkedIn post announcing the lawsuits, continuing: “We've been at the forefront of video technology for more than 30 years, and we can’t let our foundational technologies be used without fair compensation.”

Elsewhere, the ECJ ruling in BSH Hausgerate v. Electrolux continues to re-draw the patent litigation map. Last week, the Hamburg Local Division issued the first UPC injunction with effect in Spain, which is not among the court’s 18 member states. This latest instance of long-arm jurisdiction follows a July order extending an injunction to the UK market.

There were also several new litigation filings in Europe involving members of the Access Advance HEVC patent pool and a pair of China-based defendants – Transsion and Hisense. And we published a free-to-read interview with Seoul-based Sisvel executive Injoon Song, who has played a leading role in starting up patent monetisation programmes within some of South Korea’s biggest corporates.

Please note that inclusion of a piece in the list below does not signify agreement with what is stated in the linked article, just that we believe it is of interest and worth pointing out.

Legal

Nokia initiated a new campaign targeting streaming operator Paramount with patent infringement actions in both the United States and Brazil. LinkedIn post - Vipul Mehrotra

Transsion is facing new HEVC patent assertions from ETRI both in Germany and at the UPC. Transsion sued in Germany and at UPC by ETRI - IAM 🔒

Hisense was targeted in new UPC infringement cases filed by both ETRI and NEC. HEVC patent wars proliferate as Hisense sued by NEC, ETRI at UPC - IAM 🔒

Dyson obtained a UPC injunction covering Spain in addition to the 18 contracting member states in the latest application of the ECJ’s BSH Hausgerate decision. Dyson wins UPC’s first Spanish injunction: first BSH-based preliminary injunction, first BSH injunction based on anchor defendant – ip fray

Policy & Opinion

The Wall Street Journal editorial board criticised reported plans for new US patent fees based on portfolio value, saying the scheme would reduce R&D and empower the administrative state. And Now a New Tax on Patents? - WSJ 🔒

Invalidation rates, whether at the PTAB or in district courts, are not a useful metric for analysing overall patent quality. Fallacy Dispelled: Invalidation Rates of Adjudicated Patents Convey Nothing About Quality of All Issued Patents

Strategy & Analysis

Sisvel’s Injoon Song shared lessons from his experience driving early-stage patent monetisation programmes in large Korean companies. Sisvel | Licensing lessons from South Korea’s innovation transformation

An extensive report on UPC litigation reveals Qualcomm and Nokia as the most active plaintiffs to date, highlighting the court’s key role as a SEP forum. Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report: The UPC's second year - IAM 🔒

India’s patent office is struggling to keep up with a growing volume of applications. Patent examination slowdown risks harming India’s IP momentum - IAM🔒