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Google v. Sonos patent case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:20-cv-06754 · filed Sep 28, 2020 · Active

Google sought a declaration it did not infringe Sonos smart speaker patents; the case was tried with Sonos's own infringement claims.

The case

Plaintiffs
Google
Defendants
Sonos
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:20-cv-06754
Filed
Sep 28, 2020
Status
Active
Outcome
A 2023 jury awarded Sonos $32.5 million, which the trial judge later threw out.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Sep 28, 2020Filing: Complaint filed: Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.
WhenCase
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext dateUnited States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext dateHachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext dateGoogle v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext dateEVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext dateGavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiledEU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million
Mar 6Filed 7mo agofiledKogon v. GoogleActivePrivacyN.D. Ill.
Oct 22, 2025Filed 11mo agofiledCMA: Google mobile platform strategic market statusActiveAntitrustUK CMA
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Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.

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