Federal judge dismisses AliveCor's antitrust and unfair competition claims against Apple over Apple Watch heart-rate app market.

Apple has won a federal lawsuit filed against it by AliveCor, a Silicon Valley startup that accused the company of illegally monopolizing the U.S. market for heart-rate monitoring apps for the Apple Watch. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled against AliveCor in Oakland, California, dismissing its claims that Apple violated the federal Sherman antitrust law and a California unfair competition law. AliveCor, which had developed an app for detecting irregular heartbeats, plans to appeal the decision.

February 07, 2024
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