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Sonos has beaten Google in Trade Court. The US I.C has issued a final ruling declaring Google infringed on five Sonos Audio Tech patents and Google is now banned from

importing products that violate Sonos's IP, quoting the New York Times.

The final ruling by the United States International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial body

that decides trade cases and can block the import of goods that violate patents, closes

a two-year investigation into the intellectual property dispute.

Sonos had asked the Trade Commission to block imports of Google products that the

speaker company says infringes on its patents.

They include Google Home, SmartSpeakers, Pixel Phones, and Computers, and the Chromcast streaming audio device.

Those items are made in China and shipped to the United States.

The import ban will go into effect in 60 days.

During that time, the matter will be subject to a presidential review.

The final ruling upheld a commission judge's preliminary finding in August

that Google should be subject to the import ban. After that initial ruling, the full Commission met to consider whether to accept or overturn

that decision.

The Commission determined that Google had violated the Tariff Act of 1930, which aims to prevent

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