Bose Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Beats
Bose is suing Beats Electronics alleging it infringed several patents related to noise-cancelling technology.
Bose, the maker of high-end sound systems and headphones, is suing Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics for infringing several patents related to its noise-cancelling technology. The premium audio equipment company filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Delaware on Friday, accusing Beats of willfully infringing five of its patents, resulting in loss profits and sales of its products.
Bose is seeking unspecified damages from Beats, which Apple officially acquired for $3 billion in May subject to regulatory approvals. According to the suit, Beats used the noise-cancelling technology in its Studio and Studio Wireless line of headphones. According to Venture Beat, Bose specifically listed all five patents in question, titled "Method and Apparatus for Minimizing Latency in Digital Signal Processing Systems," "Dynamically Configurable ANR Signal Processing Topology," "Dynamically Configurable ANR Filter Block Technology," "Digital High Frequency Phase Compensation," and a final one for high frequency compensation.
"The filing is comprehensive and explains our position, and as a matter of practice, we don't comment on ongoing litigation. We can share that for over 30 years, Bose has made significant investments in the research, development, engineering and design of the proprietary technologies found in our headphones," Bose wrote in the statement issued to Mashable. "We are committed to protecting our investment, protecting our customers, and defending the patents we own."
Popular rapper Dr Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine founded Beats in 2006 and gained traction in the audio equipment industry with its simple design and superb quality.
Besides financial damages, Bose also filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission to prevent the import and sale of Beats' headphones violating the patents in question in the United States. Beats did not comment on how it plans to proceed with the order.
