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 secured a victory against Amazon last Friday when a court in Dusseldorf imposed a Germany-wide injunction covering the US tech giant’s Prime Video service. Enforcement of the order pending appeal would require Nokia to post more than €600 million, and Amazon has reassured German subscribers that the service will not go offline. Together with active suits in the UPC, UK, US, Brazil and India, the ruling strengthens the Finnish company’s momentum towards a significant deal for its video licensing programme. 

Elsewhere, earnings season rolled on with results from two of the biggest names in licensing. Qualcomm gave updates on its progress in China, including new details about its relationship with Transsion, while projecting relatively flat royalty receipts in the year ahead. InterDigital celebrated strong revenue and profit figures, building progress toward a previously announced goal of $1 billion in annually recurring revenue by 2030. 

There was also news of fresh German SEP filings targeting Xiaomi with patents originating from ASUSTeK. And Sisvel Insights published an interview exploring the company’s deep involvement in standards-setting. 

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.  

Market  

Qualcomm projected unchanged revenues for its licensing unit in 2025, but said it is nearing deals with two Chinese OEMs. It also confirmed it has reached a 4G agreement with Transsion. Press Release – Qualcomm | Analysis - IAM🔒 

InterDigital reported record revenue and earnings per share in 2024, with CEO Liren Chen citing increased momentum across all the company’s licensing programmes. Press Release - InterDigital | Analysis – IAM 🔒 

Ahead of a UK appellate hearing scheduled for 25 February, PanOptis launched a publicity campaign claiming that Apple “has a history of undermining inventors and innovators”. Campaign Site - iProtectInnovation | Press Release - PanOptis 

Current Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark is to stand down at the end of March and will be succeeded by Justin Hotard, currently head of the Data Center and AI Group at Intel. Press Release - Nokia 

Legal 

The Dusseldorf Regional Court issued an injunction against Amazon’s Prime Video Service based on infringement of a Nokia patent. ip fray | IAM 🔒 

The Munich I Regional Court is the site of new SEP assertions against Xiaomi involving ASUSTeK patents. ip fray 

ITC staff made findings favourable to Ericsson in one of the two Section 337 investigations brought against the Swedish company by Lenovo. ip fray 

Policy & Opinion 

PTAB judges have been ordered to return to the office, prompting one to comment: “the whole organisation we built is about to come tumbling down”. Law360 🔒 

USPTO Commissioner of Patents Vaishali Udupa resigned from her post as uncertainty over remote working and hiring policies continues to roil the agency’s workforce. Patently-O 🔒 

North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis will chair the Judiciary IP Subcommittee. Tillis is the author of patent owner friendly reforms including PERA and the PREVAIL Act. Angela Morris - LinkedIn post  

A group of IP judges – including serving UPC and EU jurists – wrote to the European Commission to express concerns over flaws in the pending SEP and SPC regulations. MLex 🔒 

Strategy & Analysis 

The Sisvel Tech team is deeply embedded in key standardisation organisations, explained Sofia Massascusa in an interview discussing her work as an ETSI committee vice chair. Sisvel | Standards leadership is fundamental to Sisvel’s success  

Southeast Asian countries are beginning to emerge as potentially important jurisdictions in SEP-related litigation. Standard Essential Patents in Southeast Asia - Rouse 

Data contradicts the notion that there is a crisis in US patent quality, says former USPTO chief Andrei Iancu. The Richmond Observer 

Best practices in royalty audits can help licensors minimise the financial impact of non-compliance. Tomas Geerkens - LinkedIn