Facts

One-E-Way, Inc. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in Pasadena, California. One-E-Way was founded by C. Earl Woolfork, an electrical engineer, who filed for, and received, patent protection for an audio system that wirelessly communicates high quality audio data without interference from other nearby users of similar systems. Woolfork assigned the patents to One-E-Way, and One-E-Way commercialized the invention by selling it via an online retail outlet.

Apple Inc. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in Cupertino, California. It manufactures and sells various wireless headphone, earphone, and speaker products, both through its own company and through Beats Electronics, LLC, which it also owns.

In July 2020, One-E-Way filed suit against Apple for infringing upon its patents.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that defendant had knowingly and intentionally infringed upon its patents by manufacturing and selling its own line of wireless headphone and earphone products; that it had suffered harm because of defendant's patent infringement; and that it would continue to suffer harm from defendant's patent infringement.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied any wrongdoing and all of plaintiff's material allegations.

Result

The court granted summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of defendant.