Overview of Google Home Devices Get A Software Update Sonos Patent Case Resolved
Google and Santa Barbara-based Sonos worked together several years before to help Google services function on Sonos' brand of speakers. Sonos claimed Google then stole Sonos' smart speaker technology for use in its own brand, Google Home , as well as other gadgets.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that a Sonos patent related to smart-speaker technology should not have been declared invalid, paving the way for the speaker maker to revive a lawsuit ...
The Sonos v. Google Patent Wars
Bottom Line of Sonos v. Google The Federal Circuit's recent oral arguments in the Sonos v. Google case could fundamentally reshape patent continuation strategy for every patent practitioner. At stake is whether a 13-year delay in prosecuting patent claims constitutes prosecution laches—a ruling that has sent shockwaves through the patent community. The $32.5 Million Verdict That Wasn't ...
This ruling breathes new life into Sonos's infringement claims against Google . The case revolves around smart-speaker innovations—an area where both companies have invested heavily to capture ...
Sonos Google Patent Infringement
The Sonos Google patent infringement case proves $32.5M isn't the main threat, forced redesigns are. Learn how patent injunctions can freeze your tech.
Late last month, the Federal Circuit released its opinion in Google LLC v. Sonos , Inc., a patent case we have been following because it attracted five amicus briefs. In this case , the Federal Circuit reviewed a judgment of the Northern District of California holding several patent claims invalid and two patents unenforceable based on prosecution laches. The panel, consisting of Federal Circuit ...
Sonos Smart
The Federal Circuit rejected Google LLC's theory that Sonos Inc. strategically delayed obtaining certain home speaker patents until years after Google began investing in the same type of system in 2014 or 2015.
The outcome was different for Sonos's U.S. Patent 10,779,033, the "Direct Control patent ." This patent is directed to using a device like a smartphone to transfer playback responsibility of a "remote playback queue" to a speaker. The district court had granted summary judgment to Google , finding the asserted claims would have been obvious over Google's own prior art: a version of "YouTube ...
Sonos Patent Victory
The recent Sonos patent victory highlights just how important intellectual property protection is in today's tech industry. In a significant turn, an appeals court delivered what many are calling a Sonos patent victory, reviving the company's infringement claims against Google .
The court agreed that Google's YouTube Remote (YTR2), in view of Google's own U.S. Patent 9,490,998, would have rendered obvious the asserted claims relating to transferring playback responsibility from a computing device to a speaker through a mobile app interface. Thus, that patent claim remains invalid for obviousness.