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Judge dismisses Samsung’s smart ring lawsuit against Oura | Samsung essentially jumped the gun in trying to preemptively block any potential Oura patent claims


Mostly because Oura hadn’t made any patent infringement claims yet.

The tech giant filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment saying that its then-unreleased Galaxy Ring didn’t infringe on five Oura patents. Now, a judge has officially dismissed Samsung’s case, saying the company acted prematurely without concrete evidence that Oura planned to sue. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.

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