THX Sues Apple for Infringing Speaker Technology

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Hollywood sound effects firm THX has filed a patent suit against Apple. It was for infringing speaker technology of the iPhone, iPad and iMac, Bloomberg reported. The technology is a system for a speaker unit which can be connected to computers and flatsceen television. In the lawsuit, THX said the patent infringement is causing the company "monetary damage and irreparable harm,". 

THX was founded in 2002, and named from George Lucas’s first film, THX 1138, according to Wookieepedia, a website about “Star Wars.” Blooberg added.  Marika Knapp, a spokeswoman for THX, said in an e-mail that the company doesn’t comment on pending legal matters. Colleen Patterson, spokeswoman for Apple, declined to comment on the complaint. 

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