Google loses to audio maker Sonos in a smart speaker patent infringement proceeding
It was announced that audio maker Sonos, which sued the company for 'Google's smart speaker has infringed more than 100 patents on five patents,' won the case in Germany. If the two companies fail to reach a settlement, Google will not be able to sell smart speakers and smartphones in Germany, and it will have to stop distributing
Sonos wins injunction against Google in Germany over casting --Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
https://www.protocol.com/sonos-google-injunction-germany-lawsuit
Sonos Nets a Profit and Legal Victory Against Google --Thurrott.com
https://www.thurrott.com/music-videos/sonos/250060/sonos-nets-a-profit-and-legal-victory-against-google
Sonos: Einstweilige Verfügung gegen Google in Deutschland
https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/sonos-einstweilige-verfuegung-gegen-google-in-deutschland/
Sonos filed a lawsuit in January 2020 alleging that 'Google infringed a patent on smart speakers.' The details of this proceeding can be found by reading the following articles.
Audio company sues Google for 'Google infringed patent on smart speaker' --GIGAZINE
Sonos announced in its second-quarter earnings report released on May 12, 2021 that a German court ruled Google's patent infringement. In the ruling, a German court issued a provisional disposition ordering Google to suspend the sale of products using Google Cast technology.
The technology that the German court found to be patent infringement is widely used in Google's smart speakers, media players, smartphones, etc., and Google may not be able to sell these products in Germany. Also, in some cases, it may be necessary to suspend the distribution of YouTube Music.
'We are grateful that the court has admitted Google's explicit IP infringement,' said Eddie Lazarus, Sonos Chief Legal Officer. 'The ruling defends innovation and makes Big Tech unfair practices. It will be a milestone that gives hope to the efforts to confront it. ' Regarding the response on the Google side, the overseas media Protocol said, 'The details are unknown because the judgment text has not been released, but it is almost certain that Google will appeal this judgment.' I did.
Google has also sued Sonos in response to Sonos' patent infringement lawsuit in January 2020, and the dispute between the two companies has been brought to the International Trade Commission. In addition to the United States and Germany, the two companies are also competing in Canada, France and the Netherlands.
According to Sonos' earnings report, the company's sales in the second quarter of 2021 reached $ 332.9 million (about 36,428,840,000 yen), and net income increased 90% year-on-year to $ 17.2 million (about 36,428,840,000 yen). It is also clear that it recorded about 1,884,960,000 yen). 'We're on the rise with new categories of products like the portable speaker Sonos Roam ,' Sonos CEO Patrick Spence told Protocol.
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