Apple shuts down AliveCor antitrust claims after earlier Apple Watch patent win

Apple Wins Another Round in AliveCor Legal Battle Over Heart Rate Tech

Apple this week secured another victory in its ongoing legal dispute with heart monitoring company AliveCor, after a federal appeals court upheld a 2024 ruling that found Apple's changes to the Apple Watch were lawful product improvements rather than anticompetitive behavior. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision that rejected AliveCor's antitrust claims. AliveCor had argued that Apple illegally monopolized the marke…

AliveCor takes another loss in ongoing Apple Watch sensor legal battle

Apple has picked up another win in its legal battle with health tech firm AliveCor, this time over antitrust claims relating to the Apple Watch.The Apple Watch's sensor has long been the subject of legal battleThe new win, detailed in a January 8, 2026, decision by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, brings an end to AliveCor's antitrust claims. It argued that Apple held a monopoly over access to the Apple Watch's heart rate monitoring t…

Apple shuts down AliveCor antitrust claims after earlier Apple Watch patent win

AliveCor’s latest attempt to revive its Apple Watch antitrust case fell short this week, with a federal appeals court handing...

Apple Wins Again as Appeals Court Rejects AliveCor Antitrust Case

AliveCor failed again this week to revive its antitrust case against Apple. A federal appeals court ruled in Apple’s favor, ending AliveCor’s claim that Apple illegally dominated the Apple Watch market for heart rhythm apps. This decision follows Apple’s earlier win in a related patent fight. Together, the rulings close two major legal fronts that […] The post Apple Wins Again as Appeals Court Rejects AliveCor Antitrust Case appeared first on Th…

AliveCor loses to Apple in the Heart Rate Tech Antitrust battle, leaving them unable to take on the US technology giant

Apple has secured a 2024 federal appeals court decision to determine that changes made to the Apple Watch, which were intended to improve its...

Apple defeats AliveCor's Apple Watch heart rate antitrust suit on appeal

In a significant legal victory for Apple, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of the tech giant, effectively ending medical device maker AliveCor’s antitrust claims related to the Apple Watch’s heart rate monitoring features. The ruling, issued on January 8, 2026, rejects AliveCor’s allegations that Apple illegally monopolized the market for heart rate analysis apps on the Apple …