Two popular smart ring makers just got caught copying Oura - here's what happens next

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Smart ring brands Ultrahuman and RingConn have been found to infringe on Oura's patent, according to an initial determination from the US International Trade Commission's Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). According to an Oura spokesperson, both products infringe on "every element of every asserted claim of Oura's patent. " Dishonest tactics The ALJ found that the patent, which relates to the form factor of the smart ring, is valid as an invention that existed before the Ultrahuman and RingConn smart rings. The two competitors participated in "dishonest tactics," Oura says in a blog post, to develop their own smart rings. Also: Oura Ring users are customizing their wearables with this clever design hack In the initial determination, Oura claims that the competitors purchased and deconstructed Oura Ring devices for their own testing and product development. Falsified evidence Oura meets the ALJ's standard as a domestic industry, and the ALJ also found that Ultrah ... Read full article.