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A federal judge on Monday said Apple Inc<\/a> must face a Silicon Valley company's claims it illegally monopolized the U.S. market for heart rate monitoring apps for its Apple Watch<\/a>.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said AliveCor Inc<\/a>, whose SmartRhythm app alerts users to irregular heartbeats, could try to prove that Apple<\/a> violated federal antitrust law based on its alleged \"complete control\" over the market for such apps.
\"AliveCor alleges that Apple made changes to the heart rate algorithm that made it effectively impossible for third parties to inform a user when to take an ECG,\" or electrocardiogram, White wrote. \"Plaintiff's allegations plausibly establish that Apple's conduct was anticompetitive.\"
White also dismissed AliveCor's separate claim that Apple maintained an illegal monopoly over ECG-capable smart watches.
The Oakland, California-based judge said this was because AliveCor's KardiaBand wristband, which can record ECGs, \"complements but does not compete\" in that market.
Apple and its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Adam Wolfson, a lawyer for AliveCor, declined to comment.
In its May 2021 lawsuit, privately held AliveCor accused Apple of changing the heart rate algorithm for the Apple Watch to gain an \"unfair competitive edge\" over rivals, and \"put countless AliveCor users' lives in danger.\"
Apple, based in Cupertino, California, countered that it was an \"uncontroversial proposition that product improvement by itself\" did not violate the federal Sherman antitrust law.
The case is AliveCor Inc v Apple Inc, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 21-03958.
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苹果必须面对索赔外面酒吧心率从苹果应用程序看:美国法官
美国地区法官Jeffrey白色AliveCor Inc .说,他的SmartRhythm应用提醒用户不规则的心跳,可以尝试证明苹果违反联邦反托拉斯法根据其所谓的“完全控制”这样的应用程序市场。
一名联邦法官周一表示苹果(aapl . o:行情)必须面对一个硅谷公司声称它的非法垄断美国市场心率监测应用的苹果的手表。
美国地方法官杰弗里·怀特说AliveCor公司的SmartRhythm应用提醒用户不规则的心跳,可以尝试证明苹果违反联邦反托拉斯法根据其所谓的“完全控制”这样的应用程序市场。
“AliveCor称,苹果在心率算法上做了一些改变,使它有效的第三方无法通知用户时心电图,”或心电图,白写了。“原告的指控有可能建立,苹果的行为是反竞争。”
白色也驳回了AliveCor单独声称苹果保持一个非法垄断ECG-capable智能手表。
奥克兰,加利福尼亚法官说这是因为AliveCor KardiaBand腕带,可以记录ecg,“补充但不竞争”这一市场。
苹果和它的律师没有立即回复记者的置评请求。亚当•沃尔夫森AliveCor的律师拒绝置评。
2021年5月在其诉讼,私营AliveCor指责苹果改变了苹果观察心率算法上比竞争对手拥有“不公平的竞争优势”,和“把无数AliveCor用户的生命处于危险之中。”
苹果公司总部位于加州库比蒂诺市,反驳说,这是一个“改进产品本身没有争议的命题”并没有违反联邦谢尔曼反托拉斯法。
是v AliveCor公司苹果(aapl . o:行情),美国地方法院,加州北部地区21 - 03958。
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