(MENAFN) American audio equipment maker Monster LLC is suing rival Beats over claims it ripped off headphone technology ahead of the firm's sale to Apple for more than USD3 billion, AFP reported.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California, alleges Beats co-founders music mogul Jimmy Iovine and rapper Dr Dre pirated the "Beats By Dr Dre" headphone line from Monster and its CEO Noel Lee.
The complaint makes several other allegations including that Beats had "fraudulently acquired" the line of headphones in a "sham transaction" with Taiwan smartphone giant HTC.
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