@chx @trebach @stevel @tobi @stux

I did some digging and apparently Monster Cable sent a Cease & Desist for infringing on "Design Patents" so I looked one of the claimed ones up.
patentimages.storage.googleapi
It is just a drawing, not a unique idea.

"Design patents represent nothing more that that: design. There is no technological content within design patents. The net effect is that Monster cable suing Blue Jeans is like you suing someone who copied the custom paint job on your car."

#Source
audioholics.com/news/monster-s