The jury also said that Google infringed the patents willfully, which could lead to a judge increasing the award by up to three times the verdict amount. (Reuters)

Verdict of $15 million against Google in US trial for infringing audio patents

Adriana MaraisJune 22, 23Google, Lawsuit, Patent

According to a verdict made public on Wednesday, a Delaware federal jury has ordered Alphabet’s Google to pay $15.1 million to Personal Audio LLC, a patent-holding company, for violating two patents related to audio software. Personal Audio claimed that Google’s music app Google Play Music included features for downloading, navigating and editing playlists that infringed its patent rights. The jury also said Google willfully infringed the patents, which could lead the judge to increase the award by up to three times the amount of the verdict. Google spokesman Jose Castaneda…

A court in the US has ordered Google to pay $32.5 million to high-tech audio technology company Sonos, for infringing on the company's smart speaker patent.

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Google has been ordered to pay $32.5 million to Sonos over smart speaker patent infringement

Adriana MaraisMay 27, 23Business, Google, Lawsuit, Patent, Sonos, Speaker

A US court has ordered Google to pay $32.5 million to high-tech audio technology company Sonos for infringing the company’s smart speaker patent. A San Francisco jury verdict found that Google’s smart speakers and media players infringed on one of Sonos’ patents, The Verge reported, citing a court filing. The jury said Google must pay $2.30 for each of the more than 14 million devices sold. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said in a ruling in January last year that Google had infringed on five patents of high-tech speaker…