A federal jury in California has ordered Google to pay a $32.5 million fine for infringing a patent owned by Sonos. The patent relates to grouping speakers to play audio simultaneously, which Google has been using for years. In 2020, Sonos filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly copying its patented multi-room audio technology. […]
Google has just been hit with a $32.5 million penalty for infringing on a patent held by Sonos. According to Law360, a California federal jury ordered the fine after determining that Google infringed on a patent Sonos holds relating to grouping speakers so they can play audio at the same time, something the company has been doing for years.