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Beats Electronics executives Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre
Apple bought Beats for $2.6 billion in May. That deal is expected to close in September.
The suit was filed today in a U.S. District Court in Delaware and centers on five patents relating to audio signaling and frequency compensation.
Apple is no stranger to patent litigation. The company has fought a prolonged legal battle with rival Samsung that seems to be winding down.
News of the lawsuit was first reported by CNBC:
BREAKING: Bose sues Apple's Beats over noise-canceling headphone patents. (via @CNBCJosh) $AAPL
- CNBC (@CNBC) July 25, 2014
Business Insider has reached out to both Apple and Beats and will update this post if we hear from either.