Alphabet’s Google should pay patent-holding firm Private Audio LLC $15.1 million for infringing two patents associated to audio software program, a Delaware federal jury mentioned in a verdict made public on Wednesday.
Private Audio had argued that Google’s music app Google Play Music featured playlist downloading, navigation, and modifying options that violated its patent rights.
The jury additionally mentioned that Google infringed the patents willfully, which may result in a decide growing the award by as much as thrice the decision quantity.
Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda mentioned on Wednesday that the corporate was upset with the decision and plans to enchantment. He mentioned the decision considerations a “discontinued product” and wouldn’t have an effect on prospects.
A spokesperson for Private Audio’s legislation agency Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth mentioned on Wednesday that the agency was happy with the decision.
Beaumont, Texas-based Private Audio had requested $33.1 million in damages, in keeping with a Could court docket submitting. It first sued Google in 2015 over the patents in a lawsuit that was later moved from Texas to Delaware.
The Delaware verdict got here lower than a month after a San Francisco jury ordered Google to pay Sonos $32.5 million for patent infringement amid a sprawling mental property dispute between the businesses over smart-speaker expertise.
