New Oura lawsuit threatens to once again disrupt smart ring market

Another day, another Oura lawsuit against a key industry rival. New Oura lawsuit threatens to once again disrupt smart ring market. Oura’s latest lawsuit seeks a ban on the Ultrahuman Ring Pro.

Wearables and health New Oura lawsuit threatens to once again disrupt smart ring market Another day, another Oura lawsuit against a key industry rival. Ultrahuman’s co-founder says the company will respond to the claims and that the Ring Pro remains available in the US. Oura has previously sued Ultrahuman over the Ring Air, which led to its removal from US shelves last year.

Oura won a key patent dispute against rival smart ring maker Ultrahuman last year, forcing it to remove the Ring Air from US shelves. Ultrahuman has since released the Ring Pro in the US, featuring a redesigned heart-rate sensor and a two-week battery life. Now, in what can only be described as déjà vu, Oura is suing to pull the Ultrahuman Ring Pro from the US.

In a lawsuit filed in a Texas federal court, reports Oura alleges that the Ring Pro infringes on two of its patents, specifically related to design and internal hardware, The company claims Ultrahuman’s smart ring violates patents D804,471 and 12,769,363, and seeks to ban its sale and recover damages.

Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court over its latest product, the Ring Pro. Oura sues Ultrahuman (again) to block its latest smart ring from the US market.

News Oura sues Ultrahuman (again) to block its latest smart ring from the US market It claims Ultrahuman’s Ring Pro violates two separate patents, including a brand new one. Now, Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court over its latest product, the Ring Pro, saying it violates two of its patents involving design and internal components, according to an Oura’s blog post.

Oura is seeking monetary damages and wants to (again) stop Ultrahuman from selling its latest wearable. "After it was found to be infringing Oura patents, Ultrahuman recently introduced a modified version of its ring, claiming its redesign no longer infringed our patents.

Ultrahuman’s latest ring still incorporates many of Oura’s patented innovations and continues to infringe our intellectual property," Oura claimed in the post. India-based Ultrahuman’s Ring Air was banned for sale in the US after the ITC ruled that it violated several Oura patents (it’s still on sale in Europe and other markets).

Ultrahuman later redesigned its Ring Pro to avoid violating Oura’s IP in America, and received approval from the US Customs and Border Protection earlier this year. Finland-based Oura now says that Ultrahuman is violating two separate patents, including one that was approved just two days before the company filed its lawsuit,.