Alive Cor, a company that markets consumer ECG hardware and services, is taking its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple one step further with a complaint to the US International Trade Commission. What you are looking for is a import ban on all "infringing" Apple Watch modelsincluding Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5.
The company AliveCor has initiated the necessary procedures to formally request that the importation of all models that according to it be prohibited infringing on your ECG patent. This is how Apple Watch series 4 and 5 are specifically mentioned. However, Apple's 6 series is not mentioned, but this does not mean that it is not included later, something that seems most logical.
AliveCor in a statement said that the presentation of this petition is one step, among others, that Alive Cor is giving to get a decision in relation to what they mention as by the «Apple's intentional copy of AliveCor's proprietary technology«. This includes the ability to take an ECG reading on the Apple Watch, and perform heart rate analysis.
The lawsuit against Apple was filed in December. The tech giant's integration of ECG hardware and support software was alleged to infringe three patents that detail methods for detecting and monitoring cardiac arrhythmias with wearable devices. But this request that Apple remove its Apple Wacth measurement goes one step further. And it's dangerous if things go well for this company.
I have always defended the Apple Watch as one of the most important devices that Apple has due to its role in the field of health. It would be a shame if it ended in one fell swoop over technology disputes. Hopefully an agreement is reached, in case AliveCor is right.