Bose sues Apple's Beats Audio over 5 Noise Cancelation patents

Bad luck Apple, Beats Audio is Apple's most expensive acquisition to-date. Until Bose comes into the picture. Bose is arguably the standard by which all others are measured when it comes to audio technology and quality. Bolstering that technology is a portfolio of patents, and on Friday, Bose filed a lawsuit against Beats claiming infringement of 5 noise cancelation patents in use with Beats' Studio and Studio Wireless line of headphones.

BREAKING: Bose sues Apple's Beats over noise-canceling headphone patents. (via @CNBCJosh) $AAPL

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Bose also filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission with the aim of stopping the importation of Beats noise cancelation headphones to the United States. "We are committed to protection our investment, protecting our customers, and defending the patents we own," according to a Bose representative.

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