Sonos wins patent dispute with Google
A judge from the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Santa Barbara based Sonos on Aug. 13, finding that Alphabet Inc’s Google infringed upon five of Sonos’ patents for wireless speakers and related technology. Judge Charles E. Bullock did not give a reason for the decision but the ruling did find that Google Read More →
Sonos, Amgen, Teledyne lead the region in patents
Corporate research and development departments in the Tri-Counties churned out hundreds of new inventions in 2020, driving strong patent activity that has been undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic. A Business Times analysis of 975 patents granted to area inventors in the last 12 months showed imaging and semiconductor technologies remain some of the top avenues Read More →
Google sues Sonos over smart speaker patents
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Central Coast tech firms, UCSB use litigation to protect patents
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UCSB adds GE to lawsuit defending LED patents
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Lawsuit financing evens scales on patent protection
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UC sues retailers over LED light patents by UCSB
The University of California is championing several UC Santa Barbara patents on the international stage, squaring off against retail giants like Amazon, Walmart and IKEA as it seeks to break new ground in protecting university research.
UC Regents, represented by law firm Nixon Peabody, filed a series of lawsuits and a complaint with the International Trade Commission in defense of intellectual property rights for filament LED technologies developed by UCSB researchers.
