Bose Sues Apple's Beats Over Noise-Cancelling Headphone Patents

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Posted July 25, 2014 at 6:51pm by Shalom Levytam

Bose has sued Beats, a company which Apple has agreed to acquire, over its noise-cancelling headphone patents. The company has also filed a complaint in the U.S. International Trade Commission against Beats, and others, asserting infringement of the same patents.

Bose says for almost 50 years it has made significant investment in the research, development, engineering, and design of proprietary technologies now implemented in its products, such as noise cancelling headphones.

The company's noise cancelling headphones are protected by numerous patents. It's latest noise cancelling headphones model, the QC20, is protected by at least 27 U.S. patents and applications (14 patents and 13 pending applications).

Bose alleges that Beats is infringing on five of its patents and is asking for an injunction to prevent Beats from continuing to infringe on the patents, an accounting of all infringing sales, an award of damages, an increase in damages due to willful infringement, legal fees, and any other relief the court deems just.

More details in the full complaint below...

[via TechCrunch]

Bose Sues Apple's Beats Over Noise-Cancelling Headphone Patents

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Wow13 - July 26, 2014 at 8:22pm

Karma Apple :)

gamerscul9870 - July 26, 2014 at 9:14pm

Karma Wow! XD

Guest - July 27, 2014 at 2:35pm

@Wow...Karma Apple how do you figure that...... I like Bose products but its kinda of funny that only NOW they decide to file everybody seems to want some of Apples Billions.

yes they can file suit anytime they want - July 27, 2014 at 10:07pm

Yes, it is funny but what is your point? You see it as fishy, but I see it as a strategic battle plan! Since Bose owns the patent, they do not have to sue the moment a product is sold; they can wait as long as they want. This patent belongs to Bose and they are the ones who decide when and how they want to sue.

Youarewrong - July 26, 2014 at 12:16pm

You are wrong. Infringement is there so that people can create new and different things not to copy other people stuff. That is the reason why patents and trademarks exists. If everybody was allowed to infringe we would be nowhere.

Pepsi Mepsi - July 26, 2014 at 7:48am

It's sad to see some of these "patents" taken advantage of. Sometimes I feel as though they block new technology and limit customer choices. But I may be wrong, just my opinion.

Tony - July 26, 2014 at 7:35am

Noise-cancelling on BEATS ???.

Fukran John - July 26, 2014 at 2:43am

Caught red handed. Rofl

So bad - July 26, 2014 at 1:39am

Theres no tech in beats headphones they are over priced garbage that are over glorified

JoshvanHulst - July 26, 2014 at 3:51am

I couldn't agree more with you

Wow13 - July 27, 2014 at 1:08pm

Yet they found a home where they belong to :) Apple

JuergenWest - July 25, 2014 at 9:03pm

It's also quite possible Beats knew the lawsuit was coming and sought protection from Apple who has a bigger war chest and vast experience in that arena.

SimonSays - July 25, 2014 at 7:00pm

Funny how they sue now that apple has agreed to purchase beats.

justabrake - July 25, 2014 at 7:02pm

It's funny how beats was only around a few years and they have these patents in their headphones

SimonSays - July 25, 2014 at 7:46pm

Not saying the lawsuit has no merit. Just funny that Bose files suit after apple buys beats.

justabrake - July 25, 2014 at 7:53pm

I thought that when I first read it !

Vueapp - July 26, 2014 at 12:03am

It's smart. Now beats has big pockets which means it's a target. Mo money mo problems.

gamerscul9870 - July 25, 2014 at 6:55pm

An unreleased products that wasn't copied yet, so jump to conclusion he said.

Grey - July 25, 2014 at 9:25pm

Are you a defense lawyer or something? Keep up the good work!! Can always count on u and your 2 cents...ha ha