October 10, 2023
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.
May 24, 2023
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.
May 17, 2023
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.
June 07, 2022
A California federal judge has agreed to allow Sonos to amend its dismissed complaint alleging that Google indirectly infringed a trio of speaker technology patents, ruling Tuesday that although the Federal Circuit recently declined to weigh in on questions of pleading requirements, Sonos' proposed revisions warrant another try.
June 03, 2022
A California federal judge overseeing a Sonos patent suit against Google has removed from the case a judicial clerk working for the judge after it was revealed he owned Google stock, and once worked for both the tech giant and Google's law firm, Quinn Emanuel.
May 25, 2022
Audio tech company Sonos is pressing a California federal judge for more details about a judicial clerk recently revealed to be a stock owner and former employee of Google, Sonos' patent-war opponent in a case before the court.
March 17, 2022
A California federal judge has tossed for now claims that Google indirectly infringed a trio of Sonos speaker technology patents and that Sonos should get enhanced damages, but gave the audio equipment maker another chance to amend those claims.