Bose company complained to the international Trade Commission (ITC) on the headphone manufacturer Beats Electronics. The reason for treatment was suspected of violating a patent for the latest noise reduction technology.
Bose to prohibit the import and sale of a number of rival models, including Beats Studio and Beats Studio Wireless, as well as the penalty for illegal use of authoring. The company argued that Beats violated four patents, the key of which describes noise reduction technology. In addition to complaints ITC, Bose sued Beats Delaware.
In Beats has not yet commented on the lawsuit. The company may try to challenge the complaint on the basis that the disputed technology are typical for the market, or that her headphones they are not used.
In May of this year, Apple announced an agreement to purchase the company Beats Electronics and streaming music service Beats Music, working on a subscription. The total transaction value of $ 3 billion, of which $ 2.6 billion Californian giant will pay cash and the remaining $ 400 million - in the form of shares vesting on them for years to come. The transaction will be closed by the end of September.
Beats headphones produces under its own brand in 2008. Bose is one of the veterans of the audio technology market, it develops more than 50 years.