Sonos, the Santa Barbara-based pioneer of wireless speakers, is using Google’s patented technology for search, software, networking, audio processing and digital-media management and streaming, while refusing to pay a license, according to the lawsuit. — Reuters
Google escalated a fight with Sonos Inc over the wireless home-speaker market, filing a lawsuit that alleges patent infringement.
The conflict between the two companies, which had been collaborating on incorporating some Google features in Sonos’s speakers, erupted in January when Sonos sued Google for infringing its patents. The speaker maker is facing increased competition from tech giants such as Google and Amazon.com Inc that are expanding into selling Internet-connected home gadgets, including less expensive wireless speakers.
