ITC Starts 2 Section 337 Probes Into Google’s Sonos Allegations

The International Trade Commission opened separate Tariff Act Section 337 investigations (dockets 337-TA-1329 and 337-TA-1330) into allegations in two Google complaints that Sonos audio players with Sonos Voice Control, plus those that support wired or wireless charging or the “commissioning of devices into a system via short-range transmissions,” infringe seven Google patents. Sonos, over Google’s opposition, asked the ITC last month to consolidate the two complaints into a single investigation, citing “significant overlap” between them (see 2208240043). The ITC thus far has declined to do so, and it assigned separate administrative law judges to each investigation.