Google infringed on audio patents held by Sonos Inc. and is barred from importing some of its Nest audio speakers and other violating products, a U.S. trade agency ruled on Thursday.
The U.S. International Trade Commission found the Alphabet Inc. -owned search giant violated five of Sonos’s patents related to synchronizing audio, adjusting volume and connecting to Wi-Fi. The court determined that Google should stop importing products that used those patents.
