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Google, Sonos to fight patent war in court

Agencies . San Francisco
07 May 2023 00:00:00 | Update: 06 May 2023 23:16:31

Google Home smart speakers, which respond to consumer’s voice commands to control devices in the home or to answer questions out loud about topics including the weather, news or local services, in shown in San Francisco, California, US – Courtesy Photo

Sonos Inc and Alphabet’s Google LLC will face off in a San Francisco federal trial on Monday over claims that Google copied Sonos’ patented smart-speaker technology in wireless audio devices like Google Home and Chromecast Audio.

The case is part of a sprawling intellectual property dispute between the former business partners that includes other lawsuits in the US, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Sonos has asked the court for $90 million in damages from Google in the San Francisco case, down from $3 billion after district judge William Alsup narrowed the case.