Apple Defeats Khosla-Backed AliveCor Suit Over Watch Tech
- Judge rules in favor of Apple in dispute over heart monitoring
- AliveCor plans to appeal decision in California federal court
Apple denied that allegation and said it has allowed third-party apps to use its heart rate sensor technology since 2015.
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Apple Inc. won’t have to face a lawsuit alleging its smartwatch copied heart-monitoring technology from a Khosla Ventures LLC-backed startup, AliveCor, a federal judge ruled.
US District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland, California, entered a judgment Tuesday in favor of Apple. Details of decision were filed under seal, due to confidentiality concerns by the companies. A redacted version will be made public in coming weeks.