Sonos Group gains amid ruling in patent dispute with Google (update)
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Update 4:30pm: Adds Sonos comment.
Sonos Group (NASDAQ:SONO) gained 1.1% after a ruling in patent dispute with Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
A U.S. International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge ruled that there there was no violation for Sonos (SONO) so there will be no injunction against Sonos speakers, according to a ruling on Friday.
"Based on the foregoing, it is my Initial Determination that there is no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. Â§ 1337, in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain audio players and components thereof in connection with the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,632,748, 11,024,311, and 11,050,615," Judge Cameron Elliot wrote in the ruling.
Sonos (SONO) has been battling with Google (GOOGL) over patents for wireles speakers since at least early 2020. Sonos previously accused Google (GOOGL) of stealing its technology to use in Chromecast Audio and Google Home, infringing upon four patents.
âWe are disappointed with this decision and are reviewing what our next step will be," JosÃ© CastaÃ±eda, a Google spokesperson told Seeking Alpha in an email. 
Sonos (SONO) also reponded to the court win. 
"We appreciate and agree with the Judgeâs decision rejecting Googleâs claims and finding that all of Sonosâ accused products are in fact properly imported," Eddie Lazarus, Sonos CFO, Chief Legal Officer said in a statement. "This is the fifth jurisdiction (including Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, and France) in which Google has sued Sonos and lost. Googleâs meritless lawsuits are a gross abuse of the patent system and an effort to punish Sonos for standing up for its own inventions and for the rights of its shareholders."
The lawsuits came after the companies had originally worked together to integrate Googleâs streaming music service into Sonos (SONO) smart speaker products.

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