A little-known audio company is trying to get Samsung

BoomCloud 360 is picking a fight with the three biggest tech companies at once. A little-known audio company is trying to get Samsung, Apple, and Google devices banned in US. Samsung, Apple, and Google could potentially face US import bans.

Mobile A little-known audio company is trying to get Samsung, Apple, and Google devices banned in US BoomCloud 360 is picking a fight with the three biggest tech companies at once. It could potentially lead to a US import ban on all three companies for devices with spatial audio. The complaint comes from BoomCloud 360, which alleges the three companies infringe three of its patents.

Samsung, Apple, and Google are being dragged into a new patent fight in the US, and it could actually affect whether some of their devices, such as the new AirPods 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, can be sold in the country at all. The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has opened a Section 337 investigation into Apple, Samsung, and Google products with spatial audio features. The complaint comes from BoomCloud 360, a California-based audio technology company, which filed its original complaint with the USITC on August 14 and followed up with a supplemental filing on August 31.

Apple The investigation, tracked as 337-TA-1521, centers on three BoomCloud 360 patents covering spatial audio processing.