Initial Court Ruling Favors Sonos Over Google
In a court filing Sonos claimed that Google violated five of its patents. A newly announced court ruling has upheld Sonos’ claims.
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Chief administrative law judge Charles E. Bullock ruled to uphold Sonos' claims that Google violated several of its patents on Aug. 13.
The International Trade Commission has recently ruled in favor of Sonos’ continuous efforts to protect its patented technology against misappropriation from rival Google.
After over a year of legal actions and discussions between the two parties, Sonos has announced the Commission found all five patents valid and that Google infringed on all five patents.
Commenting on the court’s ruling, Eddie Lazarus, chief legal officer, Sonos, says the court’s decision is an important start for the company to protect technologies that it has developed.
“Today the ALJ has found all five of Sonos’ asserted patents to be valid and that Google infringes on all five patents. We are pleased the ITC has confirmed Google’s blatant infringement of Sonos’ patented inventions,” states Lazarus.
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“This decision re-affirms the strength and breadth of our portfolio, marking a promising milestone in our long-term pursuit to defend our innovation against misappropriation by Big Tech monopolies.”
Here is the official statement From chief administrative law judge Charles E. Bullock on Aug. 13:
NOTICE REGARDING INITIAL DETERMINATION ON VIOLATION OF SECTION 337 AND RECOMMENDED DETERMINATION ON REMEDY AND BOND
“On this date, the undersigned issued an initial determination on violation of section 337 and a recommended determination on remedy and bond in the above-referenced investigation.
It is held that a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, has been found in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain audio players and controllers, components thereof, and products containing same with respect to all the Asserted Patents (i.e., U.S. Patent Nos. 9,195,258; 10,209,953; 9,219,959; 8,588,949; and 10,439,896).“
Chief Administrative Law Judge Charles E. Bullock
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