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Sonos Scores Another Patent Win, Legrand Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal

December 16, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

Sonos logo from the past

In yet another sign of patent success for Sonos, major industry player Legrand has agreed to a multi-year licensing deal to cover the technology used in their Nuvo line of wireless multi-room products. This is yet another sign that tends to add to the growing power of the Sonos patent portfolio covering these technologies.

See more on this announcement of a deal with Legrand…

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Filed Under: Financial, Law, News, Strategy Tagged With: lawsuit, Legrand, patents, Sonos, Sonos Inc

Sonos & Google Patent War Gets Ugly, Each Accuses the Other of Bad Faith

December 3, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

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A hearing before a California federal judge brought an ugly exchange between attorneys for both Sonos and Google – with each side pointing their finger at the other and accusing them of bad faith. That attorneys got ugly against their counterparts is not in itself surprising. However, the speed with which this dispute devolved to that point was a surprise.

Learn more about this escalating battle between Sonos & Google…

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Filed Under: Brands, Law, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Google, lawsuit, patent infringement, patents, Sonos

Sonos Sues Google in Boldest Patent Action Yet

January 7, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

“When you strike at a king, you must kill him”…Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Sonos announced on Tuesday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against tech powerhouse Google – by far their biggest…and potentially riskiest…action yet. And perhaps keeping Emerson’s quote in mind, Sonos took a double punch at the king, filing a lawsuit against Google in the District Court for the Central District of California…AND at the same time, filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission. This is the first time, Sonos has started a war on two fronts, suggesting to me that they are deadly serious in this effort.

See more on the Sonos action versus Google…

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Filed Under: Law, News Tagged With: patents, Patrick Spense

Giving No Ground, Lenbrook Launches Robust Retaliation to Sonos Lawsuit

October 20, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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After receiving a stipulation allowing them more time to respond, Lenbrook Industries Ltd, and Lenbrook America, last week filed their response to the Sonos patent litigation they were hit with in June. It was a robust and smart response that clearly communicated that Lenbrook planned to give no ground in this dispute.

While perhaps not quite as audacious as the D&M response when they were first dealt the blow of litigation…Lenbrook offered a smart and savvy response that not only pushed back but seemingly undercuts many of Sonos’ core allegations..and patents.

Sonos v Lenbrook is heating up…who has the advantage?…

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Filed Under: Brands, Law, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: lawsuit, Lenbrook, litigation, patent infringement, patents, Sonos

Lenbrook Responds to Sonos Lawsuit, It Will ‘Defend Vigorously the Claims’

June 26, 2019 by Ted 4 Comments

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Strata-gee reported yesterday that late last week Sonos had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lenbrook Industries Limited and Lenbrook America. This suit, which is almost identical to the one Sonos had successfully pursued with D&M Holdings and Denon over its HEOS line, was resolved in Sonos’s favor a little over a year ago.

Now we have Lenbrook’s response to this development – the company says it will “defend vigorously the claims of patent infringement made by computer audio company Sonos…”

See what else Lenbrook had to say about the Sonos suit…

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Filed Under: Brands, Law, Management, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bluesound, Lenbrook, Lenbrook America, Lenbrook Industries Limited, licensing, patents

First Time Ever: Asia Files Majority of Global Patents

March 21, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Huawei Files the Most Individual Patents

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Global competition continues to heat up and nowhere is that more obvious than a recent analysis from the World Intellectual Property Organization noting that in 2018 – for the first time in human history – the region of Asia filed the majority of all international patent applications. This new reality suggests that Asia is “rapidly increasing their presence in global innovation,” the report says.

And which company in particular was tops in the world for innovation? WIPO says it was Huawei Technologies, who filed the most patents from a single company in the world.

See more on change in global innovation…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Industry Trends, News, Tech Trends Tagged With: global, international, patents

Sonos to Seek Injunction to Stop HEOS Sales of ‘Infringing Technology’

December 20, 2017 by Ted 14 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

Case May Have Major Impact on Wireless Speaker Business

Exhibit F Sonos MotionAs we recently reported, a federal jury gave Sonos a sweeping victory in the first “bellwether trial” in Sonos Inc. v. D&M Holdings Inc. et al, siding with Sonos on all counts and awarding them nearly $2 million in damages. Furthermore, the jury affirmed the validity of the three Sonos patents at issue, and disagreed with D&M’s assertion that the patents were not valid.

Strata-gee spoke with both sides of this case and, this decision notwithstanding, neither appears ready to back down, even as this is just the first of what will ultimately be three trials in the case – two where Sonos is the plaintiff, and a countersuit by D&M Holdings where they will be the plaintiff. Sonos won round one, but this is a multi-round fight.

Both Sonos and D&M Holdings talk to Strata-gee in wake of trial verdict… [Read more…] about Sonos to Seek Injunction to Stop HEOS Sales of ‘Infringing Technology’

Filed Under: Brands, Law, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: D&M Holdings, D+M Group, Denon, HEOS, HEOS by Denon, litigation, patents, Sonos, Sonos Inc, The D+M Group

Verdict: ‘Denon Directly Infringed’ on Sonos Patents

December 18, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

BREAKING NEWS

Jury Finds for Sonos on All Counts; Denon Claims of Invalidity Vanquished

Sonos logoLast Friday, after a full week of testimony, evidence, deposition playbacks, and attorney posturing, members of the jury listened closely as Judge William C. Bryson delivered instructions designed to clarify their deliberative process and their duty as “finders of fact” in the matter of Sonos, Inc. v. D&M Holdings Inc. d/b/a/The D+M Group, D&M Holdings U.S. Inc., and Denon Electronics (USA), LLC. The judges verbal instructions took a while to relay, as the reality is that patent disputes can be quite complex and the issues of intellectual property quite nuanced yet important.

In written form, which the Judge provided the jury for their easy referral, his instructions ran a full 27-pages long. After considering it all, the jury came back with a finding in favor of Sonos on all counts – and delivered an award to Sonos of just under $2 million for damages.

See more on this conclusion to a three year litigation… [Read more…] about Verdict: ‘Denon Directly Infringed’ on Sonos Patents

Filed Under: Brands, Law, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: D&M Holdings, D+M Group, Denon, HEOS, HEOS by Denon, litigation, patent infringement, patents, Sonos

Long Simmering Sonos vs. D&M Lawsuit is Now Boiling Over

December 7, 2017 by Ted 5 Comments

Trial is Next Week; Sonos Makes Big Mistake

Sonos logoEver since Sonos filed their patent infringement case against D&M Holdings – in reference to its then new HEOS line – things started out like the opening salvo in a boxing match. That was over three years ago in October 2014 and after an initial flurry, including the filing of a countersuit by D&M Holdings, the event went on to settle down into more of a wrestling match, as opposed to boxing. Each side jockeyed for leverage on the other, with our judgment giving a slight advantage to Sonos, whose legal team seemed just slightly better in their approach perhaps even winning over the judge in a series of mostly favorable rulings.

Now, on the eve of trial and in front of a new judge, things are really moving from its long, low simmer to a boil – in fact, boiling over in the days leading up to trial next week starting December 11.

See recent developments just days before commencement of trial… [Read more…] about Long Simmering Sonos vs. D&M Lawsuit is Now Boiling Over

Filed Under: Brands, Law, Strategy Tagged With: D&M Holdings, D&M Holdings Inc. d/b/a/ The D+M Group, D&M Holdings US Inc., D+M Group, Denon, HEOS, lawsuit, litigation, patents, Philip A. Rovner, Sonos, The D+M Group

Employees Treated Well by Their Companies are More Innovative

January 20, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Harvard Business Publishing logoIn an interesting article in the Harvard Business Review, author Walter Frick cites several studies whose results suggest that where companies treat workers better, there is more innovation. Sound crazy? Not a connection you’d usually make? Actually, the article notes a few studies where researchers directly correlated a company’s score of worker treatment against their patent filings. The results appear to hold up, across different studies in different industries in different countries.

See more on another reason why you want to treat your workers well… [Read more…] about Employees Treated Well by Their Companies are More Innovative

Filed Under: Management, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: employees, Harvard Business Review, HBR, innovation, patents, stock options

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