Sonos has filed suit against Google. Google used Sonos patents on multi-room speakers without permission. Amazon is also infringing on the patents, but Sonos has not yet filed a lawsuit against it.
Sonos holds patents for multi-room speaker features
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said Google has shown no willingness to resolve the issue amicably „despite repeated extensive efforts in recent years. Spence also pointed out that there is otherwise a good working relationship with Google – for example, Google’s Language Assistant has been available on Sonos speakers since last year.
In addition to the lawsuit that Sonos filed in a California district court, the company also complained to the US International Trade Commission about the actions of Google and Amazon. The aim of the lawsuit and complaint is likely to be to obtain a ban on the sale of the devices in question against Google. The patents Sonos is referring to seem to describe how a multi-room speaker works. Such speakers play music...
