Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOOGLE LLC, Plaintiff, No. C 20-06754 WHA

v.

SONOS, INC., ORDER RE GOOGLE'S MOTION

FOR LEAVE TO FILE SECOND

Defendant.

AMENDED COMPLAINT

15 16 INTRODUCTION Alleged infringer in this action for declaratory judgment of patent noninfringement seeks leave to file a second amended complaint. Patent owner opposes the addition of new state-law claims — breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and conversion. To the extent stated, the motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Rekindled after a stay of nearly a year, this action is yet another pitched battle in the multi-jurisdictional war between alleged infringer Google LLC and patent owner Sonos, Inc. regarding speaker technology. With our parties already embroiled in litigation in the ITC, this district, and in Canada, France, Germany, and the Netherlands,…