Samsung sets Galaxy Ring release date for August if Oura's patents don't get in the way

Date:
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:45:12 +0000

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Samsung has revealed in a court document that the Galaxy Ring will release in August, if patents don't get in its way.

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Samsung has revealed that if everything goes according to plan the Samsung Galaxy Ring will launch around August. But that might be quite a big if.

Thats because this rough August release date was revealed in a legal document submitted to the US District Court in California. Samsung is requesting a ruling that the Galaxy Ring doesnt infringe on patents held by Oura Health, while also pointing to five patents that its seemingly using to frame Oura as a patent troll.

As a long-standing smart ring maker with impressive fitness trackers like
the Oura (Generation 3) device it makes sense that Oura would have several patents that protect aspects of its designs; however Samsung is arguing that these five patents, which include a patent on having a battery in the ring
and the ring giving users a fitness score, arent unique features to Ouras rings and are instead features common to virtually all smart rings and therefore should not have been granted. Another decade, another Samsung
patent battle

This isnt Samsungs first patent-fighting rodeo. It fought Apple in various legal battles in various parts of the world spanning the early to mid 2010s. In the US, one battle eventually led to a $120 million defeat for Samsung , but it secured minor victories along the way and did win some cases in other countries. Samsung had a huge dispute with Apple

It wouldnt be Ouras first fight either. As pointed out in the Samsung submission to the California District Court, Oura has sued various smart ring manufacturers over the years including RingConn and Ultrahuman alleging they infringed its patents.

Samsung added that it expected Oura to also sue it over the Galaxy Ring
design noting how much Oura has been talking about the strength of its IP portfolio since the Galaxy Ring was revealed. One such instance is an unprompted statement Oura sent to tech news sites like TechRadar following
the Galaxy Rings announcement highlighting that it held 100 granted patents, 270 pending patent applications, and 130+ registered trademarks.

Oura also added that it found that new players entering the space is validation for the category, suggesting it welcomed the competition Samsungs Galaxy Ring might bring. Can Oura fend off Samsung? (Image credit: Oura)

Right now its unclear how things will proceed.

If Samsung is successful, the path is cleared to a Galaxy Ring August launch which will likely tie into a Summer Unpacked event. On the flip side, a loss here may force the tech giant to delay the Galaxy Ring or launch it lacking several key features. Neither of which would be preferable.

This also almost certainly wont be the last time we talk about this dispute. However the verdict falls, we predict the losing side will appeal the decision.

As the situation develops you can be sure we'll keep you in the know. You might also like I tried wearing an Oura smart ring and might never go back I got my hands on an early Samsung Galaxy Ring prototype Samsung's Galaxy Ring reveal means smart rings have finally gone mainstream



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/fitness-trackers/samsung-sets-galaxy- ring-release-date-for-august-if-ouras-patents-dont-get-in-the-way


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