Google faces yet another government investigation after Sonos complaint

Google faces yet another investigation by a U.S. government agency. The U.S. International Trade Commission disclosed an investigation into Google and its parent company Alphabet Thursday, after a complaint from Sonos that Google imported patent-infringing products. The investigation will cover “certain audio players and controllers, components thereof, and products containing the same,” according to a press release. In its complaint to the USITC, Sonos alleged Google violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing into the U.S. and selling audio products and controllers that it said infringe certain patents. Sonos requested the USITC to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist, according to the release.