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ITC Ruling Hands AliveCor Big Win Against Tech Giant

Apple Watch imports could be barred from US

 
• By Brian Bossetta

A judge with the US International Trade Commission sided with AliveCor in its ongoing feud with Apple, finding that the tech giant infringed on AliveCor’s patented electrocardiogram technology. The initial ruling sets up a full ITC review later this year.

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In a decision that could exclude Apple Inc.watches from being imported into the US, an administrative law judge with the International Trade Commission (ITC) found the tech giant infringed on the patented technology of AliveCor, a Silicon Valley-based company that makes cardiac monitoring products, such as the AI-enabled KardiaMobile platform that detects atrial fibrillation.

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