The situation revolves around medical device maker AliveCor. In May, the company filed suit against Apple, claiming the iPhone creator stole its EKG heart-rate monitoring technology and cornered the market in a “predatory” manner. AliveCor said that it first shared its technology with Apple in 2015 as it sought a partnership.
AliveCor says Apple stole its “cardiological detection and analysis technology” when it added an electrocardiogram monitor to the 2018 Apple Watch. In December, the ITC issued a final determination that Apple had infringed on AliveCor’s EKG technology and ruled that imports of the Apple Watch with the EKG feature should be banned.
