United States International Trade Commission Washington, D.C
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. In the Matter of CERTAIN AUDIO PLAYERS AND Investigation No. 337-TA-___ CONTROLLERS, COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME COMPLAINANT’S STATEMENT ON THE PUBLIC INTEREST Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.8(b), Complainant Sonos, Inc. (“Sonos” or “Complainant”) submits this Statement on the Public Interest regarding the remedial orders it seeks against Respondents Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. (collectively, “Google” or “Respondents”). Sonos seeks a permanent limited exclusion order excluding from entry into the United States certain audio players and controllers, components thereof, and products containing same that infringe any of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,195,258; 10,209,953; 8,588,949; 9,219,959; and 10,439,896 (collectively “the Asserted Patents”). Complainant also seeks a permanent cease and desist order prohibiting Respondents and any of their principals, stockholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensees, distributors, controlled (whether by stock ownership or otherwise) and majority-owned business entities, successors, and assigns from conducting any of the following activities in the United States: importing, selling, marketing, advertising, distributing, offering for sale, transferring (except for exportation), soliciting U.S. agents or distributors, or aiding and abetting other entities in the importation, sale for importation, transfer (except for exportation), or distribution of audio players and controllers, components thereof, and products containing the same that infringe the Asserted Patents (the “Infringing Products”). The requested relief will not adversely impact any aspect of the public interest and will provide effective relief in the face of ongoing patent infringement in the United States by the Respondents.
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