Google Sonos head to trial in contentious smart speaker patent fight
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Sonos has asked the court for $90 million in damages from Googlein the San Francisco case, down from $3 billion after U.S. District Judge William Alsup narrowed the case, according to a Google court filing. Sonos alleges Google infringed two of its patents related to multi-room wireless audio.
Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said the case relates to some very specific features that are not commonly used, and that Sonos mischaracterized our partnership and technology.
Sonos declined to comment on the dispute.
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The companies previously worked together to integrate Googles streaming music service into Sonos products. Sonos first sued Google for patent infringement in Los Angeles and at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2020, accusing the tech giant of copying its technology during their collaboration.
Sonos won a limited import ban on some Google devices from the ITC last year, which Google has appealed. Google has countered with its own patent lawsuits in California and at the ITC.
Alsup has had sharp words for both companies. Last month, he called their attacks on one anothers expert testimony emblematic of the worst of patent litigation with much ink spilled for little purpose.
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In a 2020 order, he cited the enormous resources already expended on the dispute.
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