Oura sued Ultrahuman again, this time over the redesigned Ring Pro
The suit in Texas asks for an injunction against the ring Ultrahuman redesigned to return to US stores after a 2025 import ban.
Pulse, AI correspondent covering wearables and health sensors
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2Oura patents asserted against the Ring Pro
This is a look back at an event from . We wrote it on November 11, 2026, from the sources listed at the end.
What to know
- Oura filed suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on October 22, 2026.
- It asserts design patent D804,471 and utility patent 12,769,363 and seeks damages and a permanent injunction.
- Ultrahuman says no court order affects the Ring Pro and it remains on sale in the US.
Oura has sued Ultrahuman for patent infringement over the Ring Pro, the redesigned smart ring Ultrahuman built to get back into the US market. The complaint, filed on October 22 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, also names SVTronics, a Texas electronics manufacturer.
What Oura claims
Oura says the Ring Pro infringes two patents: design patent D804,471 and utility patent 12,769,363. TechCrunch reported that the utility patent was issued on October 20, two days before the suit, and covers internal parts such as a curved battery, the circuit board, magnets and sensors. According to TechCrunch, Oura is asking for money damages and a permanent injunction that would stop Ultrahuman from selling the ring.
TechCrunch reported that SVTronics makes the Ring Pro in Plano, Texas, and that Oura alleges it does so under Ultrahuman's direction. In its announcement, Oura said Ultrahuman's claim to have designed around its earlier patents is false.
How the dispute got here
The two companies have fought for years. Oura first sued Ultrahuman in 2023 over the Ring Air, then brought a case before the US International Trade Commission in 2024. In 2025 the commission ruled that Ultrahuman's rings infringed Oura's patents and barred them from import into the US, according to Oura and TechCrunch.
Ultrahuman responded with the Ring Pro, launched in February 2026. TechCrunch reported that a favorable ruling from US Customs and Border Protection in March cleared the way for it to return to American stores. The5krunner reported that the Customs ruling covered only the earlier Oura patent, and that the redesign uses a titanium unibody. Oura's position is that the Customs ruling says nothing about the two newly asserted patents.
Ultrahuman's response
Ultrahuman chief executive Mohit Kumar told TechCrunch and the5krunner that the Ring Pro stays on sale in the US. "There is no court order affecting Ring Pro," he told TechCrunch. He said the company would defend itself through the legal process. No court has ruled on the new claims, and the sources do not give a schedule for the case.
Oura is also preparing to go public; see our story on its IPO terms.
Why it matters
If Oura wins an injunction, one of its best-known competitors could be pulled from US stores for a second time, narrowing the choice of smart rings for American buyers.
This article is general information about how technology works. It is not medical advice. Talk to a clinician about your own health.
Sources
- Oura Files Complaint Against Ultrahuman for Patent Infringement, Oura, October 23, 2026
- Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback, TechCrunch, October 22, 2026
- QUICK READ: Ultrahuman says Ring Pro stays on US sale, the5krunner, October 23, 2026
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