Apple and Google sued by Jawbone over noise-canceling tech

guest · Sep 24, 2021

Apple sued by Jawbone over noise-canceling tech
The suit was filed in Texas earlier this week.
September 24, 2021
https://www.imore.com/apple-sued-jawbone-over-noise-cancelling-tech

What you need to know

Apple is being sued by Jawbone.

It's over patents held by the now-bankrupt wearable maker.

Apple allegedly infringed on tech pertaining to noise cancellation.

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Apple is being sued by Jawbone over patents that pertain to noise-canceling technology used in devices like its AirPods Pro.

Bloomberg reports:

Patents originally owned by the bankrupt Silicon Valley darling Jawbone Inc. are at the center of new lawsuits seeking royalties from Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Apple Inc. over noise canceling technology in their ear buds, smartphones and smart home devices. Jawbone Innovations LLC, the current owner of the patents, filed the suits Tuesday in federal court in Waco, Texas, a district that's the most popular in the nation for its patent-friendly judge and juries.
The reports notes, a little strangely, that it is unclear who is behind the company and the lawsuit, and that it's headquartered in Waco, Texas, in a small office building with no phone number, and that its lawyers couldn't be reached at the time.
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“We dispute the claims, and will defend ourselves vigorously,” José Castañeda, a Google spokesperson, said in response to the suits.

Officials with Apple had no immediate comment.

The eight patents in the case relate to ways to limit background noise in devices, technology that was developed in Jawbone’s early years, when it was contracted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to research noise suppression techniques for the U.S. military, according to the complaints.
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