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High end Bose audio systems and headphone manufacturer Friday at the United States International Trade Commission, filed a complaint against Beats, charged Beats noise-canceling headphones had violated the firm's patents. Bose rule prohibited in charge Beats made noise cancelling headphones has been imported into the United States market. In May of this year, Apple's price Beats just for $ 3 billion acquisition of subsidiary.

Submitted by Bose in United States International Trade Commission said in a complaint, Beats its Studio and Studio Wireless wireless headphones Bose 5 patented technology theft. Meanwhile, Bose or similar charges to the Federal Court in Delaware. Possible delay in dealing with this suit in Delaware Federal Court, at the same time, United States International Trade Commission will also put on hold a court case.

In May of this year, Apple announced that it would acquire Beats for $ 3 billion, which is Apple is one of the biggest mergers in history. After this transaction, Beats founder Dr. Dre Jimi·yiaowei and music business Executive (Jimmy Iovine) also joined the Apple. The deal is expected to be completed this quarter, after the end of trading, Beats headphones and will be incorporated into other parts of the hardware business to Apple, Apple also will have Internet-based music-streaming service.

Bose in the eastern town of Framingham, Massachusetts, the company claims it as early as 40 years ago has developed a noise reduction technology, and went on sale in 2000 on the QuietComfort headphones. Bose also said its latest patented technology has been applied to the company's variety of updated version of the Bose headphones, its technology, including sonar noise.

Bose to United States International Trade Commission's suit said: "patented inventions originated from the inventor referred to in, this unique technology has greatly improved the noise removal performance of the headset. ”

Apple CEO Tim Cook (Tim Cook) has preferred Beats of music streaming service, consumers can pay by way of listening to music, without the need to download these songs to the electronic library. Beats of music streaming services have rounded up some traction, this market currently dominated by such as Spotify and Pandora, Apple launched iTunes Radio--only in the last year, a competition with Pandora and ad-supported services. Even though Apple's iTunes remains the largest seller of music, but it can only provide the ability to download a single track.

Beats earlier this year launched its music subscription service, and is similar to Spotify and other competitors, users need only pay a fee each month, you get unlimited access to Beats qianwanshou on hundreds of music tracks. Investor Beats is one of universal music (Universal Music), other investors include private-equity firms Carlyle Group LP.

In addition to Beats,Bose other headphones manufacturer has launched several patent lawsuits. In February this year, Bose went to United States International Commission initiated proceedings to ban the Monster Cable Products manufacture iSport Intensity earbuds imported into the United States market, the case is expected to hold a hearing in October of this year. In addition, in 2008, Bose at the United States International Trade Commission, settled a patent lawsuit cases, when Bose sued New Zealand Phitek Systems company infringed on its noise-canceling headphones proprietary technology.