Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court, this time over its latest smart ring, the Ring Pro. The lawsuit claims the product violates two of Oura's patents covering design and internal components, according to a post on Oura's blog. Oura is seeking monetary damages and wants to stop Ultrahuman from selling the wearable in the US.
The dispute follows a prior case. Last year, Oura successfully sued Ultrahuman and got a court to block sales of its Ring Air in the US, after the ITC ruled that it violated several Oura patents. Ultrahuman then redesigned the Ring Pro, and US Customs and Border Protection approved it earlier this year. Oura now says the redesign still infringes, including on a patent (12,769,363) that was approved just two days before the lawsuit was filed. The Ring Pro is manufactured in Plano, Texas by SVTronics under Ultrahuman's direction, and Oura has named SVTronics as a defendant as well.
Ultrahuman has said it will fight the suit and that the Ring Pro remains on sale in the US. The company pointed to an earlier proceeding in which US Customs and Border Protection determined the Ring Pro did not infringe the Oura patent considered at that time. It said it would address the new claims through the appropriate legal process.
The case adds to Oura's ongoing legal battles. Oura has also been in a pitched patent fight with Samsung, which pre-emptively sued Oura in 2024 over concerns that Oura planned to sue over the Galaxy Ring launch. Oura subsequently did sue Samsung, and the companies remain locked in that legal dispute.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing