Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the chairman of Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records, are suing a Delaware company over claims that they were supposed to "manufacture, market and distribute a line of headphones" to be called "Beats by Dr. Dre."
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ.com, alleges that SLS International, Pentgram Design, Inc., Jibe Audio and Steve Lamar "failed and refused to perform under the contract" and went forward with a plan to sell the "Beats" headphones through a separate company.
Iovine and Dre are seeking damages of "at least $1,000,000" and an injunction that prevents the companies from manufacturing and selling headphones using the "Beats" trademark and design.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ.com, alleges that SLS International, Pentgram Design, Inc., Jibe Audio and Steve Lamar "failed and refused to perform under the contract" and went forward with a plan to sell the "Beats" headphones through a separate company.
Iovine and Dre are seeking damages of "at least $1,000,000" and an injunction that prevents the companies from manufacturing and selling headphones using the "Beats" trademark and design.
