This is a significant legal setback for Alphabet’s Google, as a similar legal dispute was lost by the company just a few months ago when the company was ordered to pay Sonos $32.5 million in damages in a case involving its smart speakers. Now, it seems like history is repeating itself, except this case is much bigger.
A Google spokesperson has since then responded to the verdict by stating that the patents are invalid and that company does plan to appeal the decision. Additionally, Google stated that they have “always developed technology independently and competed on the merits of our ideas.”
This victory, however, raises questions about the state of similar other pending lawsuits Touchstream has filed against cable companies such as Comcast, Charter, etc. It will be interesting to see how this develops and how, if at all, it will affect the pace of innovation when it comes to media streaming.
