Judge Overturns Sonos' $32.5M Patent Win Against Google, Says Sonos Patents Invalid

Federal judge invalidates Sonos' $32.5M patent infringement win against Google
Judge ruled two Sonos patents linked to old 2006 application to appear older than Google's tech
Judge Sonos filed patents years after industry already implemented the technology
Google shared multi-room audio plans with Sonos in 2014 before patents filed
Google started introducing similar products in 2015 before Sonos' patent claims
Sonos didn't pursue claims until 2019 after Google's products launched
Google restoring features it had removed during lawsuit
Sonos calling ruling "wrong on facts and law", plans to appeal
Legal dispute began in 2020 when Sonos sued Google for infringement