Landmark Ruling: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Regarding Apple Watch’s Heart Rate Algorithm
San Francisco, California – A judge in San Francisco has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple, regarding the heart rate monitoring algorithm used in their Apple Watch. The case, brought by Valencell, a biometric sensor technology company based in North Carolina, alleged that Apple had stolen their patented technology. However, the judge ruled that Valencell did not provide enough evidence to support their claims. Valencell claimed that their technology had been shared with Apple through discussions between the two companies in 2013 and 2014. They alleged that Apple had then used the information obtained … Read more