Court bars import and sell of some Google products due to patent lawsuit

• Google said it does not expect the decision to affect its ability to import or sell its products

• Sonos said Google can pay royalties for its patent and settle the case

U.S. trade court barred Alphabet Inc's Google late Thursday from importing and selling some of its phones, laptops, and internet-connected speakers made overseas that infringed home-audio company Sonos Inc's smart-speaker patents.

The International Trade Commission of the United States issued the ban Thursday after affirming an August decision that Google audio products infringed five Sonos patents.