Audio firm seeks US import ban on Apple, Samsung, and Google phones

Audio company BoomCloud 360 filed a Section 337 complaint with the USITC, accusing Apple, Google, and Samsung of infringing three patents on spatial audio and cloud optimization. The commission has opened an investigation; no guilt has been established and specific models were not named. The company seeks a Limited Exclusion Order to ban imports and sales in the US.

• Complaint filed in August under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
• Involves three patents on spatial audio and cloud optimization
• Threatens not only smartphones but also speakers, headphones, TVs
• Apple, Google, and Samsung filed counterclaims of non-infringement