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Apple Infringes AliveCor’s Patent.

Posted on 18th February 2023

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This article on iMore reports that Apple's iWatch may be banned in the USA in a week or so, because it infringes a patent owned by AliveCor.

According to iMore, "the patents relate to electrocardiogram technology as used in Apple's latest wearables.

Apple is, of course, lobbying furiously to avoid a ban.

I find the situation amusing. Apple has long been a vigorous defender of its own patents, charging huge licensing fees or having products banned, so it seems only fair that they get some of their own medicine.

I hope that their lobbying is unsuccessful, and that their iWatches get banned until they reach a licensing agreement with AliveCor.