According to the latest reports, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today (August 2nd local time) that Apple must face a patent infringement lawsuit regarding Apple Watch heart rate technology. As early as 2018, Apple was sued by Omni MedSci, which accused Apple of using its patented technology in the Apple Watch.
According to reports, Apple met with Omni MedSci between 2014 and 2016 to discuss possible partnerships, but it is said that Apple terminated the discussion and used four patented technologies of Omni. Mohammed Islam, the owner of Omni MedSci, is described as a “model for professional patent applications.
He owns 6 companies and has collected more than 150 patents. In the past, he used these patents to sue Fujitsu, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Nokia, and Siemens.
Islam was employed by the University of Michigan. In this regard, Apple said that the patent should be held by the University of Michigan. However, the Court of Appeal held that this is not the case, and Islam’s employment agreement did not automatically transfer his patent to the university.
Omni MedSci stated that Apple deliberately infringed its patents. To this end, the company is seeking an injunction to prevent the sale of the Apple Watch and compensate for losses. Lawyers for Omni MedSci told Reuters that the company was very happy with the ruling but was not surprised.
