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U.S. trade panel opens patent probe into Google speakers after Sonos complaint

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Feb 7, 2020 #Sonos, #Speakers
U.S. trade panel opens patent probe into Google speakers after Sonos complaint

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it was launching a patent investigation into certain audio players and controllers sold by Alphabet Inc’s Google based on a complaint by rival smart speaker maker Sonos Inc.

FILE PHOTO – A Google booth is seen during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai, China August 2, 2019. Picture taken August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

The ITC received a complaint from Sonos last month alleging that the import of certain audio players and controllers and their components infringe on its patents.

Sonos at the time also filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Google in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles and testified to a House of Representatives antitrust

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