Apple sued over electrocardiogram feature in the Apple Watch — Apple World Today

Another day, another lawsuit. Medical device company AliveCor is suing Apple for patent infringement, says the Apple Watch electrocardiogram feature infringes three of its patents, reports AppleInsider.

The lawsuit, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on Monday, claims that the ECG functionality on the Apple Watch Series 4 and later infringes on its intellectual property related to use wearable sensors to improve cardiac monitoring technology. All three patents focus on monitoring for cardiac arrhythmias, or an irregular heartbeat. The patented technology includes the use of data from wearable devices to aid in diagnosing the condition.