Federal Circuit Affirms Without Opinion Under Rule 36 in Sonos v. Google, an Appeal From the PTAB in IPR2023-00806.

The judgment

In Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 2025-1338 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2026) (nonprecedential), the judgment reads: "PER CURIAM (PROST and HUGHES, Circuit Judges, and PENNELL, District Judge). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36." The judgment identifies Judge Pennell as the Honorable Rebecca L. Pennell of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, sitting by designation. Sonos, Inc. is the appellant and Google LLC the appellee. The judgment states that the appeal is from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2023-00806.

The inter partes review

Google's opening claim construction brief in the parties' district court case, Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 2:20-cv-00169 (C.D. Cal.), identifies IPR2023-00806 as Sonos's inter partes review of U.S. Patent 11,050,615 B2. U.S. Patent 11,050,615 B2 is titled "Apparatus and Method for Seamless Commissioning of Wireless Devices" and issued June 29, 2021.

Affirmance without opinion

Federal Circuit Rule 36(a) provides that the court may enter a judgment of affirmance without opinion, citing the rule. The judgment in No. 2025-1338 is an affirmance without opinion.