Bose just to bring to justice Beats Electronics, the company founded by rapper Dr. Dre. The issue is related to infringements of patents. Bose alleges that several headphone brand Beats violate five patents relating to noise cancellation. This legal confrontation would not be as important if not because Apple is in the process of completing the purchase of Beats Electronics. And Apple is a well maintained the war against known for their disputes in courts around the world for reasons of patents, for example, company Samsung and against other manufacturers of mobile devices with Android .
In late May of this year, Apple confirmed the acquisition of Beats Electronics, the company that makes fashionable headphones, and Beats Music, the streaming music service. The value of the transaction amounted to 3,000 million dollars. Therefore, it would not be surprising that Apple would invest resources to protect your purchase. Meanwhile, a sale of Beats fails to 1,000 million dollars annually Bose two products accuse of violating its patents: Headphones Beats Studio and Beats Studio Wireless. The lawsuit was just introduced in the District Court of Delaware (United States) and she Bose wields five patents on its technology active noise reduction.
The technology of active noise reduction developed by Bose is based on one or more microphones that pick up ambient noise, so that the speakers then headphone can generate frequencies that mask unwanted sound. The first patent in question is number 6.7717.537 U.S., which includes a method and apparatus for minimizing latency in systems of digital signal processing. The second (No. 8,073,150) includes a signal processing topology reduction active noise dynamically configurable, and the third (8,073,151) is on a filter pad. In fourth place, Patent No. 8,054,992 discusses a topology for the high frequency offset. Finally, the fifth (8,345,888) relates to a system for phase compensation high digital frequency.
In the lawsuit, Bose explained that their noise canceling headphones are protected by numerous patents. As an example, your-ear Bose QuietComfort 20 is supported by twenty U.S. registered patents. The company also tells a brief history of how it has developed its proprietary technology. The idea came to Dr. Bose in 1978 after returning by plane from Zurich. The first prototypes for the U.S. Air Force date back to 1986. Seen in 1989 the first commercial products for light aircraft and helicopter pilots. Their first consumer product noise canceling is the Bose QuietComfort 2000.
Bose requests a trial by jury in the declaration that Beats Electronics infringed five patents be barred from further trading products defendants. Also seeks compensation for damages plus interest and an order requiring the defendants to pay court costs.
Bose Sues Beats for Patent Infringement Over Noise-Cancelling Headphones
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