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A federal judge has ruled against Google’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing it of illegally collecting personal data despite users disabling tracking. The case alleges Google misled users about its settings, violating California law. Google maintains its privacy controls are adequate and claims the lawsuit misrepresents its practices.

Google has been ordered to pay a $32.5m fine for violating a patent held by Sonos related to grouping speakers to play audio simultaneously. Sonos filed the case against Google after the companies had previously partnered in 2013, claiming that Google copied its patented multiroom-audio technology. The US International Trade Commission ruled in favour of Sonos resulting in a limited import ban on certain Google devices, with Google having to remove features from its range of smart speakers and smart displays. While Sonos previously sued for four other patent violations, only one claim was successful. Google may appeal the decision.

Alphabet's Google faces a federal jury trial in Boston over allegations that its processors, powering AI features in products like Google Search and Gmail, infringe patents held by Singular Computing, founded by computer scientist Joseph Bates. Singular seeks up to $7 billion in damages. Google, disputing the claims, deems Singular's patents "dubious" and asserts independent processor development. The trial, expected to last two to three weeks, centers on technology shared between Bates and Google, allegedly used in Google's Tensor Processing Units since 2016.

Google faces a federal jury in a $7 billion patent infringement case over its AI technology. Singular Computing alleges that Google copied innovations from Joseph Bates. The trial's outcome could impact AI development and patent protection.

Google is set to appear before a federal jury in Boston for a trial regarding allegations of patent infringement. Singular Computing, founded by Joseph Bates, claims that Google copied his technology to power AI features in Google services. Singular is seeking up to $7 billion in damages. Google denies the validity of the patents and asserts that they independently developed their processors. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks.

Google is considering working on a foldable screen sporting smartphone. The design of the handset could be similar to the Samsung Galaxy W-series. The details come via a patent found online.

A Delaware federal jury has ordered Google to pay Personal Audio $15.1m for infringing two patents related to audio software used in its streaming service, Google Play Music. The court said Google had willfully breached the patents, which could see the damages increase to up to three times the amount.

That Google is working on its own foldable device has long been rumoured but a recently filed patent has helped to add a little credence to the rumours.

Netflix has sued VMware in a California federal court, claiming that VMware's cloud software infringes on five Netflix patents related to virtual machine technology. The lawsuit targets VMware's vSphere platform. Netflix seeks unspecified damages, intensifying the ongoing patent conflict with Broadcom since 2018, with a related case on video streaming technology set for trial in 2025.

: Google on Thursday accused Microsoft, Apple and Oracle of joining hands to kill Android operating software by using a bogus patents campaign.

Audio brand Sonos has alleged that Google has “blatantly and knowingly” copied its technology. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence was quoted as saying, “Google has been blatantly and knowingly copying our patented technology. Despite our repeated and extensive efforts over the last few years, Google has not shown any willingness to work with us on a mutually beneficial solution."

Google seems to be preparing to expand its own gaming service wider as a new published patent has showed-up detailing the gaming controller by the firm.

Google's decision to spend $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola Mobility may have surprised industry watchers, but take a closer look at the game-changing decision and it all makes sense.

Google has emerged victorious in a legal battle against Sonos, with a federal judge overturning a $32.5 million verdict against Google. The court criticized Sonos, stating that it was not a case of an inventor leading the industry, but rather an inventor claiming to have come up with the idea first after the industry had already introduced it.

Google won US antitrust approval to purchase Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion and expand its mobile phone patents to increase competition with Apple.

Sonos filed a case against Google and in an initial ruling, a judge has ruled that Google did infringe on its partner company’s technology.