Apple Wins Over AliveCor Lawsuit Over Heart Rate App On Apple Watch

Illustration of the Apple Watch heart rate application that was sued by AliveCor (photo: dock. Apple)

JAKARTA - AliveCor's lawsuit, the developer of medical devices, against Apple must end in defeat. The reason is, US District Judge Jeffrey White decided to oppose the lawsuit.

Although White decided to side with Apple, which persuaded a federal judge to reject AliveCor's lawsuit, the judge's decision could not be conveyed. Quoted from Reuters, the reason is still confidential.

In 2021, the medical technology company filed a lawsuit on antitrust charges. AliveCor said that Apple deliberately blocked its competitors by changing algorithms from the heart rate app on Apple Watch.

With these changes, the technology created by AliveCor is incompatible. In fact, previously AliveCor could sell KardiaBand, electrocardiogram (EKG) recorder bracelets, and SmartRyhtm, a heart tentang warning app, on Apple Watch.

When the first lawsuit was filed, AliveCor said that Apple secretly imitated the capabilities of its EKG app and developed its own app. In the next complaint, AliveCor added that Apple tricked them.

AliveCor initially believed that they would collaborate with Apple to create heart monitoring technology on Apple Watch. However, the idea of the AliveCor app ended imitated and developed to bring down the heart rate analysis market.

Meanwhile, Apple, which did not accept Oliver COR's accusation, said that the algorithm change was part of the development of their devices. According to Apple, AliveCor's lawsuit is against Apple in making improvements.

Apple also denies having made the mistake that AliveCor has accused them of, namely imitating their idea of creating EKG technology. The company added that AliveCor has no right to dictate Apple Watch design decisions.