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Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.

  1. October 10, 2023

    Judge Axes Sonos' $33M Win, Calling Suit 'Sad' And 'Wrong'

    Declaring that Google was actually the real wireless technology "innovator," U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California has wiped out speaker maker Sonos' nearly $33 million jury award against the tech giant a few months ago.

  2. June 26, 2023

    Google Wants Sonos' 'Flawed' $32.5M IP Trial Win Scrapped

    Google asked U.S. District Judge William Alsup Friday to undo a $32.5 million jury verdict handed to Sonos in a fight over two smart speaker technology patents, arguing the patents should be invalidated by prior art and the damages award is "fundamentally flawed" and "grossly excessive."

  3. June 15, 2023

    Sonos Seeks Injunction After Google's $32.5M Patent Loss

    Sonos Inc. urged a California federal judge Thursday to permanently block Google from selling consumer electronics at the center of a jury's more than $32 million infringement award, arguing that its eight-figure win from the smart speaker patent trial is "inadequate" compensation.

  4. May 26, 2023

    Google Hit With $32.5M Verdict In Sonos Speaker Patent Fight

    A California federal jury on Friday ordered Google LLC to pay Sonos Inc. $32.5 million for infringing one of its patents on smart speaker technology, rejecting Google's argument that Sonos' patent claims are invalid and finding that a slew of Google consumer electronics infringed them.

  5. May 24, 2023

    Alsup Asks How Google Atty 'Armada' Missed Sonos IP Adds

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday ordered Sonos and Google to file proposals on how he should address Google's claim Sonos improperly amended speaker patents currently being tried before a jury, adding that he wants to know how it could be that Google's "vast armada" of attorneys just discovered the changes.

  6. May 19, 2023

    Sonos' $90M Damages Ask Tossed As Google Jury Gets Case

    A California federal judge on Friday told jurors considering Sonos' smart speaker patent infringement suit against Google to disregard a $90 million damages estimate from a Sonos expert witness, sending them into deliberations with instructions to calculate any damages themselves based on other evidence on record.

  7. May 18, 2023

    Sonos Gets Last Word As Clock Runs Down In Google Trial

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday counted down the precise minutes allotted to each side in the jury trial of Sonos' patent infringement suit against Google, with the judge finally telling Sonos' lawyers, "That has to be the end of your case because it's the end of your time."

  8. May 17, 2023

    Alsup Queries If Sonos 'Bamboozled' Him In Google IP Trial

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup expressed concerns Wednesday that Sonos "bamboozled" him in the ongoing trial over its claims that Google infringed its smart speaker technology, after Google's lawyers told the judge that one of the patents at issue was improperly amended.

  9. May 16, 2023

    'Anyone Asleep?' Alsup Asks Jury In Google-Sonos IP Fight

    Google began its defense Tuesday in a $90 million federal court showdown with Sonos over claims the tech giant poached the audio company's smart-speaker technology, a highly technical dispute that prompted U.S. District Judge William Alsup to ask jurors if "anyone [is] asleep over there?"

  10. May 09, 2023

    Google CEO Won't Testify In Sonos' $90M Patent Trial

    Google and Sonos have agreed not to call Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify in their $90 million California federal jury trial, according to Google, a day after U.S. District Judge William Alsup said he would allow Sonos to call the executive — even though he's not a designated witness.

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