A federal jury in Waco, Texas brought down its decision against Google for allegedly infringing three patents of Touchstream Technologies pertaining to its Chromecast devices. Alphabet is now asked to pay as much as $339 million in damages for its alleged copying of the streaming technology that turns the television into a streaming device.
Google continuously denied the allegations but is now compelled to pay the company regarding its patent breaches stemming back to 2013.
Google Chromecast Patent Infringement to Pay $339M to Touchstream
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Google's Chromecast was allegedly copied from Touchstream Technologies' 2010 invention, now seeing a $338.7 million settlement charge against the Big Tech company.
Reuters reported that Google was recently handed the verdict by the recent court proceedings in Texas, asking it to pay a total of $338.7 million for the damages it caused against Touchstream Technologies. The patent infringement case which started in 2021 now met its end, with the company getting what it stood up for, for almost a decade.
As per the verdict, Google allegedly infringed three patents from Touchstream, centering on the Chromecast device. Touchstream claimed that it first presented Google with the idea back in 2011 but was dropped by the Big Tech after two months.
In 2013, Google then released the first edition of Chromecast to the world, sporting the allegedly same features.
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Touchstream Claims Google Copied its Streaming Tech
Touchstream fought against Google in the courts, serving them up with a formal complaint back in 2021 for their alleged infringements on the company's patents in creating the Chromecast. Two years later, Touchstream got the verdict it wanted, but this seems to not be the end of this altercation as Google is looking to appeal the decision of the court.
The Chromecast Device and Google's Infringements
Google's Chromecast is one of the most innovative devices of its time, as it allows users to cast their content from the smartphone directly to the television via the device and the mobile app. Throughout the years, Google debuted significant developments for the Chromecast that allows better experiences and more services to link.
However, in this recent lawsuit, Alphabet and Google were outed by Touchstream that this idea is not originally theirs.
This also includes other of its devices and services that feature the same capabilities like the Google Nest and Home smart speakers that the company debuted in the past.
Now, Touchstream is getting what it deserves, and the software company is pleased with the turnout of the case, from a New York startup against the Big Tech company from California. Google still denies that it copied Chromecast from Touchstream Technologies' developments, but the company is now asked to settle for the damages in the years-long case.
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