Google (Google) With smart speaker maker Sonos (Sonos) The legal battle has dragged on for years. Google lost again, United States International Trade Commission (ITC) The judge rejected its claims of infringement.

Last year 8 month, Just before Google sued Senos in California for infringement４A day after the patent, Google goes back to ITC Sonos on the same patent complaint. ITC Administrative Justice Cameron．Elliott (Cameron Elliot) According to, Although Google's parent company Alphabet Paid a lot of money to hire the best jurists, But Google couldn't get past the rebuttals from Senos's legal team.

The judge pointed out, For the first patent (11024311) , Google "That proves Sonos' claim to rights 10 Infringement of" , but "Sonos has proven its claim 10, 11, 16 and 17 In vain" .

Google also successfully proved that Senos violated 11050615 Claims of Patent No 1, 5, 6, 9, 16, 17 and 19, But Sonos also demonstrated the invalidity of these patent claims. The judge said, Google did not prove the existence of the subject 11050615 Patent No. Any claim to protect an article.

As for Google's claim that Senos violated the No 3 A patent, Elliot thinks: "Google has failed to prove that any claims have been infringed. " Although the full verdict has not yet been issued, But he said, Preliminary judgment is, Sonos hardware does not infringe Google patents in any way, Therefore, the import of products is not illegal.

Sonos Chief Financial Officer and general counsel Eddie．Lazarus (Eddie Lazarus) expression: "We applaud and agree with the judge's ruling rejecting Google's claims, All of Senos' alleged products were, in fact, legally imported. This is the fifth jurisdiction where Google has sued Senos and lost (Including Canada, Holland, Germany and France) . "

Messy dispute

2020 years, Sonos is suing Google for violating some of its voice-sharing patents, This is their first lawsuit. Patrick, CEO of Sonos．Spence (Patrick Spence) Tell at the time "The Register" According to: "Over the years, Google is an important partner in our successful collaboration, however, It has been blatantly copying Sonos' technology for some time. Despite our repeated efforts over the past few years, But Google has not shown any willingness to work with us on a mutually beneficial solution. "

Google countersued, Says Sonos violated it 5 A patent, So Sonos sued again, Accused Google of infringing more patents.

In the search for direction ITC Before the complaint is resolved, All these lawsuits have been put on hold. The first ruling was made on 2022 Make at the beginning of the year, Google was found to have infringed on Senos 5 A patent. Google was forced to make changes to the software, To avoid international import restrictions on its multiple smart speakers and smart home devices.

Since the ITC Since the ruling, The trial has resumed, One of the cases has been prosecuted 5 Monthly settlement, And found that Google should pay Senos for infringement 3250 Ten thousand dollars (2600 Ten thousand pounds) Usage fee.

Other lawsuits filed by Google against Senos in California are still ongoing, But it seems that because ITC The investigation has been put on hold pending completion. (Be compiled from www. theregister. com)

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