Protect Galaxy Ring From Claims Of Patent Violations, Samsung Sues Oura

Samsung sued the maker of Oura's smart ring (photo: dock. Samsung)

JAKARTA Samsung is preparing for the launch of its first smart ring, namely the Galaxy Ring. Many of the companies are preparing, one of which protects the Galaxy Ring from Oura's patent. Oura is a manufacturer of wearable devices from Finland which also focuses on developing smart rings. The company has patents and intellectual property on its devices, including the third or most recent generation Oura Ring. From its track record, the company often sues other smart ring manufacturers such as Ultrahuman, Circular, and RingConn. Usually, Oura claims that its competitors have violated certain IPs its company has. Samsung realizes that they will be one of the threats to Oura. They believe that Oura will file a claim for the patent rights of smart rings. Therefore, before Oura sues, Samsung filed a lawsuit first. Based on the Verge report, this lawsuit was filed in order for Samsung to obtain a declarative statement that the Galaxy Ring they launched did not violate any of Oura's five patents. Samsung also mentioned Oura's habit in filing a lawsuit. According to the South Korean electronics company, Oura always filed a lawsuit against its competitors. In fact, the feature being sued is, "a common feature (and could be found) in almost all smart rings."

The feature that Samsung alluded to refers to sensors, electronics, batteries, to scores based on the metric derived from the sensor. Samsung made it clear that the lawsuit they filed was a form of anticipation before becoming the target of Oura's lawsuit. In addition to protecting the launch of the Galaxy Ring, the lawsuit Samsung filed contains information about the smart ring. The company confirmed that its hardware design was completed in mid-May. Mass production for the Galaxy Ring will be carried out in mid-June. Samsung also revealed that this wearable device will enter the US market around the moon