Written by Daisuke WakabayashiGoogle infringed on speaker-technology patents held by Sonos and should not be allowed to import products that violate Sonos’ intellectual property, a judge said in a preliminary finding by the US International Trade Commission that was released Friday. In January 2020, Sonos sued Google in federal court and in front of the US International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial body that decides trade cases and can block the import of goods that violate patents. Google later filed a countersuit against Sonos, claiming that Sonos was infringing on its patents. “We disagree with this preliminary ruling and will continue to make our case in the upcoming review process,” he said. On Wednesday, Eddie Lazarus, Sonos’ chief legal officer, called Google a “serial infringer” of Sonos patents.

Source: Indian Express August 14, 2021 03:45 UTC