Oura Seeks Ban on Ring Pro Sales Citing Two Patents
A new Texas complaint names SVTronics and claims the redesigned wearable still violates Oura's intellectual property rights.
By Pavel Bell ·
Oura has filed a new lawsuit in Texas federal court to halt US sales of the Ultrahuman Ring Pro.
The complaint alleges the device infringes two specific patents held by the Finnish company. One of these patents, number 12,769,363, was granted only two days before the suit was filed. Oura is seeking monetary damages and an injunction to stop the sale of the wearable in the United States.
This legal action follows a previous victory for Oura against its Indian rival. Last year, the US International Trade Commission ruled that the original Ultrahuman Ring Air violated several Oura patents, leading to a sales ban in the US market. Ultrahuman responded by redesigning the product to avoid the original intellectual property claims. The new Ring Pro model received approval from US Customs and Border Protection earlier this year, clearing it for entry into the country.
Oura argues that the redesign does not sufficiently distance the new product from its protected innovations. In a blog post, the company stated that the modified ring still incorporates many of its patented designs and internal components. Oura named SVTronics as a co-defendant in the suit. SVTronics operates a manufacturing plant in Plano, Texas, where the US-bound Ring Pro units are built under Ultrahuman's direction.
Ultrahuman says it will contest the new claims and has kept the Ring Pro on sale in the US. A spokesperson told Engadget that the redesign has already undergone independent review in the United States. The company noted that Customs and Border Protection previously concluded the Ring Pro did not infringe the specific patent considered during that earlier proceeding. Ultrahuman criticized Oura for asserting different patents in this new case, including the one issued immediately before the filing.
The dispute adds to a crowded legal schedule for Oura. The company recently announced a partnership with the US military that utilizes a Palantir hosting environment. It also remains in a prolonged patent battle with Samsung, which began when Samsung sued Oura pre-emptively in 2024 over the Galaxy Ring. The two companies were still engaged in that dispute as of this summer.
Source: Engadget
