Posted 10/10/2023, 6:22:00 AM
Judge Tosses $32.5M Verdict Against Google in Sonos Patent Lawsuit Over Smart Speaker Tech
- Judge Alsup threw out $32.5M fine against Google in lawsuit with Sonos over multi-room audio patents
- Sonos sued Google in 2020, accusing it of infringing 5 speaker patents after failed collaboration attempt in 2014
- Jury originally ruled Google infringed a Sonos patent, ordering $32.5M fine
- Judge now says Sonos' patents weren't filed until years after Google presented multi-room audio tech in 2014
- Sonos plans to appeal the judge's decision overturning the fine