Google Revives Pair of Patents Underlying Suit Against Sonos
Google has successfully convinced the Federal Circuit to reinstate two smart-speaker patents at the core of its ongoing lawsuit against Sonos Inc. This ruling overturns a 2024 decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which had deemed the patents invalid. The patents, related to technological improvements for "hot word" enabled devices, were initially challenged based on prior art from Modu Ltd. and claims of obviousness.
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