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 GRANTING

MOTION FOR PARTIAL

Defendant.

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

AS TO ‘615 PATENT

16 INTRODUCTION In this patent infringement action, the accused infringer moves for summary judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of claim 13 of U.S. Patent No. 9,967,615. To the extent stated below, the motion is GRANTED. STATEMENT Patent owner Sonos, Inc. alleges that Google LLC’s products infringe its patents, including United States Patent Nos. 10,848,885 and 9,967,615. Pursuant to our “patent showdown” procedure (Dkt. Nos. 68, 206), each side moves for summary judgment on one particular claim-in-suit. A separate order granted Sonos’s motion for summary judgment of infringement as to claim 1 of the ’885 patent and denied Google’s corresponding motion of non-infringement (Dkt. No. 309). This order considers…