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- A California judge has overturned a recent jury verdict in favor of Sonos.
- The judge found that some of Sonos’s multi-speaker patents were unenforceable.
- Google has confirmed its audio devices will regain lost features.
Update, October 10, 2023 (3:18 PM ET): Google has responded to the overturned ruling. In that response, the company has confirmed it will bring back the ability to seamlessly group and integrate Google smart speakers.
Original article, October 10, 2023 (2:21 AM ET): Google was forced to remove a few features from its Nest speakers and smart displays following legal action by speaker company Sonos. Now, it looks like Google could be a step closer to resurrecting these features.