The US International Trade Commission today found that Google infringed on five Sonos patents relating to smart speakers and audio. This could lead to an import ban of Google speakers, phones, and Chromebooks that violate those patents.

Back in August, a preliminary ruling from an ITC judge found that Google infringed on five patents. The full Commission issued a final ruling today that concurred with last year’s decision to block imports (into the US) of infringing Google products. President Biden can override that ban in the next 60 days, but Bloomberg notes that such vetoes rarely occur.

There’s also now a cease-and-desist order against Google and a “bond in the amount of 100 percent of the entered value of the infringing products imported during the period of Presidential review.” This decision, with the investigation now terminated, comes just a day shy of when Sonos first filed its lawsuit two years ago. Sonos alleges that Google used information gained from an earlier Play Music partnership to build its own products.

The Sonos patents relate to synchronizing audio playing across multiple speakers, as well as having a “controller” device instructing speakers to connect and play. They also cover the creation of speaker groupings and setting up new devices.

The end effect on shoppers is unclear as Google said it already has workarounds as seen this week. For its part, Sonos wants Google to enter a licensing agreement. Its full statement is below.

Google issued an updated statement this afternoon reiterating its work on “modified designs” that get around the patents and that products will remain on sale:

Kyle Bradshaw contributed to this post

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