Google takes a victory lap after Sonos decision, calls for patent reform
by Chris Welch from The Verge - All Posts on (#6FEYB)
Illustration: The Verge After a federal judge tossed out a $32.5 million verdict against the company, Google is today celebrating a win in its long-running legal battle with Sonos. In a blog post, Google accuses Sonos of running a years-long, misleading campaign against helpful features in our Google Home devices and smart speaker devices on spurious patent grounds."
This decision is good news for our users who will once again be able to seamlessly group and integrate Google smart speakers, and for continued innovation of new features across the industry," Google's Halimah DeLaine Prado wrote. Google has had to strip out some casting and multi-room grouping capabilities due to earlier decisions in the patent dispute. I've asked the company how quickly it...