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Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 25-1338 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1338
Decided
November 9, 2026
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

SONOS, INC.,

Appellant

v.

GOOGLE LLC,

Appellee

2025-1338

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2023-00806.

JUDGMENT

LAUREN WEBER, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA, argued for appellant. Also represented by ALYSSA MARGARET CARIDIS, Los Angeles, CA; ELIZABETH MOULTON, San Francisco, CA. ERIKA ARNER, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by CORY C. BELL, Boston, MA; JOSEPH MICHAEL SCHAFFNER, DANIEL C. TUCKER, Reston, VA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST and HUGHES, Circuit Judges,

and PENNELL, District Judge1).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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November 9, 2026

Date

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  1. ↩ 1 Honorable Rebecca L. Pennell, District Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, sitting by designation.

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Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 25-1338 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2026).

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CAFC-25-1338-20261109
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