Oura Sues Ultrahuman Again Over Its Ring Pro in Texas Court

Oura has filed a new lawsuit against Ultrahuman in a federal court in Texas. The case is about Ultrahuman's Ring Pro, a smart ring. According to Engadget, Oura says the Ring Pro breaks two of its patents, which cover the ring's design and some of its internal parts.

Oura is asking for money as compensation. It also wants a court to stop Ultrahuman from selling the Ring Pro. Oura named SVTronics as a defendant too. SVTronics makes the Ring Pro at a plant in Plano, Texas, under Ultrahuman's direction.

This is not the first time the two companies have gone to court. Last year, Oura sued Ultrahuman and won a court order that blocked sales of the Ring Air in the United States. The International Trade Commission (a US government body that rules on trade disputes) also decided that the Ring Air broke several Oura patents. The Ring Air is still sold in Europe and other markets.

Ultrahuman changed the design of the Ring Pro to avoid breaking Oura's intellectual property in America. US Customs and Border Protection approved the Ring Pro earlier this year. Ultrahuman says that the agency had also decided the Ring Pro did not infringe an Oura patent that was looked at in an earlier case.

One of the patents Oura cites, number 12,769,363, was approved two days before Oura filed its lawsuit. Oura is based in Finland, and Ultrahuman is based in India.

Ultrahuman has said it will fight the lawsuit. The company also said the Ring Pro is still on sale in the United States.

Oura has been in other legal disputes as well. In 2024, Samsung sued Oura over concerns that Oura planned to sue Samsung over the Galaxy Ring. Oura then sued Samsung, and the two companies are still in a legal battle over patents as of this summer. Oura has also announced a partnership with the US military that includes the use of a Palantir hosting environment.