Apple to Face Trade Probe Over AliveCor’s EKG Patents in Watch

The International Trade Commission said it will investigate patent-infringement claims lodged by AliveCor that accuse Apple of incorporating its patented electrocardiogram monitor technology into the Apple Watch without permission.

• AliveCor claims Apple infringes three patents for ways of using specialized sensors in a wearable device that can analyze heart rate and activity level to predict or detect an arrhythmia
• The Apple Watch Series 4 and 5 measures a wearer’s heart beat and uses the same type of detection that’s covered by the patents, AliveCor contends
  • AliveCor says Apple added the features “after seeing the utility of -- and copying -- ...