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Apple Settles AirPods-Related Patent Infringement Lawsuit With Koss

Apple has settled an AirPods-related patent infringement lawsuit with audio manufacturer Koss. Koss had accused Apple of infringing on its wireless headphone technology patents with its AirPods and Beats earbuds. Reuters reports that a magistrate filing submitted on Saturday indicated that a settlement has been reached.

With the trial in the specimen set to uncork today, both companies told the Waco, Texas federal magistrate that they had resolved allegations that Apple infringed Koss’ wireless headphone patents. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright dismissed the specimen with prejudice the same day, which ways it cannot be refiled.

Koss moreover sued other competitors in West Texas, including Bose and Skullcandy. Those cases are now pending in other courts.

Koss first filed the lawsuit in 2020, ultimatum that AirPods and Beats wireless headphones violated a handful of patents related to wireless headphone technology, which Koss claims to have pioneered. Four of the patents describe wireless earphones that involve a transceiver circuit, enabling a device to stream audio from a digital audio player, computer, or wireless network.

Koss said that Apple was enlightened of its patents and that they met on several occasions to discuss using them, although Apple sooner decided not to license Koss technology, leading Koss to sue.

Apple countersued, saying that the allegations were “baseless,” that the Koss patents were invalid, and that the lawsuit included confidential information from their licensing discussions.

The specimen is Koss Corp v. Apple Inc, U.S. District Magistrate for the Western District of Texas, No. 6:20-cv-00665.


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