Google LLC v. Sonos INC., 2024 FCA 44
Justice Locke; Justice de Montigny; Justice Heckman - 2024-03-13
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The case involves Google appealing a decision where the Federal Court found that Sonos did not infringe claim 7 of Google's Canadian Patent. Google raised issues with the interpretation of terms like "echo cancellation" and "an order" in the patent claim. The court considered whether these issues were questions of law or mixed fact and law, ultimately finding that echo cancellation and noise suppression are distinct processes based on expert evidence. Google argued that the term "an order" could allow for the performance of either function separately, but the court disagreed. The court ruled that Google failed to show errors in the claim construction issues, leading to the dismissal of the appeal. The court also dismissed Google's appeal concerning costs, which was contingent on the success of the infringement appeal. Ultimately, both appeals were dismissed with costs awarded to Sonos.
Decision relates to:
- A-207-22 - GOOGLE LLC v. SONOS INC. which is an appeal from 2022 FC 1116 in T-952-20
- A-208-22 - GOOGLE LLC v. SONOS INC. which is an appeal from 2022 FC 1116 in T-952-20