The filing is comprehensive and explains our position, and as a matter of practice, we don’t comment on ongoing litigation. We can share that for over 30 years, Bose has made significant investments in the research, development, engineering and design of the proprietary technologies found in our headphones," Bose wrote in the statement. "We are committed to protecting our investment, protecting our customers, and defending the patents we own."
Bose has been a long-time player in the high-end headphone market, focusing on quality over style. Beats grew as quite the opposite — with flashy, stylized and equally expensive products with a sound that had not been particularly well-received.
Despite the sound issues, Beats took less than six years to become the dominant player in the premium headphone industry with 64% of the market.