Fall detection wearable specialist UnaliWear says that Apple Watch and just about every other smartwatch ever made infringes on its fall detection patents. It’s in for a long and costly battle.
Fall Detection on Apple Watch
Fall Detection on Apple Watch
There have been many patent disputes over the Apple Watch, including ones by patent trolls, and more famously by health firm Masimo. That company recently won $634 million at trial, after initially complaining to the US International Trade Commission (USITC).
UnaliWear of Austin, Texas, has now complained to the USITC, specifically over fall detection. The company maintains that its patents have been infringed by: