Litigation summary

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print(google_search.search(queries=["US10031715 litigation", "Sonos Inc. v. Google LLC US10031715", "JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Sonos Inc. US10031715"]))
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The user is asking me to find known litigation involving US patent 10031715. I need to search for litigation cases and extract specific details: plaintiff(s), defendant(s), jurisdiction, case number, filing date, and outcome or current status. I should prioritize live web search results.

My previous context mentions:

• "Family has litigation" with a link to Unified Patents and Darts-ip.
• "PTAB case IPR2025-01590 filed (Not Instituted - Procedural)" by Petitioner "Unified Patents PTAB Data" by Unified Patents.
• "First worldwide family litigation filed" with a link to Darts-ip.

I need to perform a new search to get the most up-to-date and complete information on litigation, focusing on court cases rather than just IPRs, although the IPR should also be listed with its details.

Based on the prompt, I need to check for "known litigation" which implies court cases, not just IPRs. The prompt explicitly mentions "Search sites that cover patent litigation, like: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/litigation/caselist. CAFC and PACER are good sources for litigation." This confirms I should look for district court or appellate court cases.

From the provided context, I already know about IPR2025-01590. I should include this in my answer and also check if there's any district court litigation.

Let's break down the search strategy for Google Search:

1. "US10031715 litigation": This is a broad search to find any reported cases.
2. "Sonos Inc. v. Google LLC US10031715": Given Google LLC was the petitioner in the IPR, it's highly likely they are involved in parallel district court litigation with Sonos, Inc. This specific search might yield the district court case directly.
3. I'll also check the provided Darts-ip link from the previous context if the direct searches are not comprehensive.Here is a summary of known litigation involving US Patent 10,031,715:

PTAB Proceedings

• Case Name: IPR2025-01590 — Google LLC v. Sonos Inc
• Type: Inter Partes Review
• Petitioner(s): Google LLC
• Patent Owner(s): Sonos Inc
• Filing Date: 2025-10-13
• Status/Outcome: Discretionary Denial of Institution on April 16, 2025. This means the PTAB did not reach the merits of the patentability challenge.

District Court and Appellate Litigation

While Sonos Inc. and Google LLC are engaged in significant patent litigation concerning multi-room audio technology, the provided search results describing the district court and Federal Circuit cases do not explicitly name US Patent 10,031,715 as one of the patents directly asserted in those detailed proceedings. The reported litigation, including a jury verdict and subsequent rulings on prosecution laches and new matter, primarily refers to US Patents 10,469,966 and 10,848,885 (referred to as "Zone Scene patents" and "direct-control patents").

General Litigation Context (not specifically confirmed for US10031715 in search results):

• Plaintiff(s): Sonos, Inc.
• Defendant(s): Google LLC
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (e.g., Case No. 20-cv-6754, though this specific number is not explicitly tied to US10031715 in the provided text, it's for related patents). The case also saw an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).
• Filing Date: The related district court case (e.g., 20-cv-6754 for other Sonos patents) was ongoing, with rulings in 2023 and a CAFC decision in August 2025.
• Outcome/Current Status: In a broader litigation context involving other Sonos patents, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Sonos for infringement of one of Sonos's "grouping claims" (not specified as US10031715) and found Google did not prove the patent claims invalid in May 2023. However, the district court subsequently set aside a $32.5 million jury verdict for other Sonos patents (10,469,966 and 10,848,885), finding those patents unenforceable due to prosecution laches. This district court finding on laches was later reversed by the CAFC in a non-precedential decision on August 28, 2025.

While the patent family of US10031715 is involved in litigation (as indicated by the IPR proceeding), the provided search results primarily detail the Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC district court and CAFC proceedings in relation to US Patents 10,469,966 and 10,848,885, not explicitly US10031715.