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A lawsuit filed by hardware vendor One-E-Way claims multiple Apple and Beats devices infringe on a family of patents covering wireless audio systems.
Lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Thursday, One-E-Way’s suit alleges Apple and Beats products, including AirPods and Powerbeats models, incorporate technology protected by a family of patents dating back to 2001.U.S. Patent Nos. 7,865,258 and 8,131,391, both titled “Wireless digital audio music system,” are leveraged in the action against AirPods, AirPods Pro, HomePod, Powerbeats, Powerbeats Pro, Powerbeats 3, Beats Solo Pro, Beats Solo 3, Beats Studio 3, BeatsX and Beats Pill+. The 258 and 391 patents claim priority from a patent application filed in 2001.
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