Last Updated: April 14, 2023, 17:19 IST
The Home speaker is allegedly utilizing tech that belong to Sonos
Alphabet’s Google acquired a combined ruling on Thursday from a San Francisco federal choose in a patent lawsuit introduced by Sonos Inc over wi-fi audio expertise, failing to invalidate all the patents earlier than a trial however narrowing Sonos’ claims.
(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google acquired a combined ruling on Thursday from a San Francisco federal choose in a patent lawsuit introduced by Sonos Inc over wi-fi audio expertise, failing to invalidate all the patents earlier than a trial however narrowing Sonos’ claims.
The case, set for trial May 8, is a part of a contentious mental property dispute between the previous enterprise companions over their sensible audio system that features lawsuits within the United States, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Sonos received a restricted import ban on some Google units from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) final 12 months, whereas Google has sued Sonos for patent infringement on the ITC and in California.
Google spokesperson José Castañeda mentioned in a press release the corporate appreciated the choice to invalidate certainly one of Sonos’ patents and that Sonos “misrepresented our partnership and mischaracterized our technology.”
A Sonos spokesperson mentioned in a press release the corporate appears to be like ahead to “once again demonstrating Google’s widespread infringement” at trial.
Sonos mentioned Google stole its expertise to make use of in merchandise like Chromecast Audio and Google Home after working collectively to combine Google’s streaming music service into the Sonos ecosystem. Google has countered that Sonos copied its expertise after their collaboration.
Sonos accused Google within the San Francisco case of infringing 4 patents associated to multi-room wi-fi speaker expertise. U.S. District Judge William Alsup beforehand invalidated one of many patents and decided Google infringed one other.
Alsup discovered Thursday {that a} second Sonos patent was additionally invalid, however rejected Google’s request to cancel the remaining two patents earlier than trial. The choose additionally mentioned Google didn’t infringe one of many surviving patents willfully, lowering Sonos’ potential damages.
Alsup additionally mentioned he would maintain a separate bench trial after the jury trial to find out whether or not Google’s redesigned audio system infringe Sonos’ patents.
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