Apple Inc.
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has scored a summary judgment in an antitrust lawsuit filed by AliveCor over heart-rate technology in the Apple Watch. Federal Judge Jeffrey White of the the Northern District of California made the ruling, which remains under seal, on Jan. 31. “At Apple, our teams are constantly innovating to create products and services that empower users with health, wellness, and life-saving features,” an Apple spokesperson said. “AliveCor’s lawsuit challenged Apple’s ability to improve important capabilities of the Apple Watch that consumers and developers rely on, and today’s outcome confirms that is not anticompetitive.” AliveCor said it plans to appeal the decision. “AliveCor is deeply disappointed and strongly disagrees with the court’s decision to dismiss our anti-competition case and we plan to appeal,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday. “We will continue to vigorously protect our intellectual property to benefit our consumers and promote innovation. The dismissal decision does not impact AliveCor’s ongoing business; we will continue to design and provide the best portable ECG products and services to our customers.”
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