Weeks after a procedural dismissal, the Delhi High Court has reinstated Ultrahuman’s patent case against Oura, keeping the challenge alive as global IP battles across the smart ring category continue to accelerate
Ultrahuman’s patent infringement lawsuit against Oura is officially back on the docket.
The Delhi High Court’s Division Bench has reinstated the previously dismissed suit, reversing the procedural outcome that briefly appeared to give Oura another win in its widening global IP war with competitors.
In a statement shared with Athletech News, an Ultrahuman spokesperson emphasized that the reversal signals the company’s determination to continue litigating the matter.
This decision reinforces our commitment to protecting our innovations and safeguarding our intellectual property rights,” the spokesperson told ATN. “We remain confident in the strength of our patented solutions and look forward to pursuing our claims through the judicial process.”
What the Sides Are Fighting Over
The reinstatement comes just weeks after a single-judge bench dismissed the case due to what it described as “wilful and deliberate” non-disclosure of two U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) rulings that barred Ultrahuman’s Ring Air from sale in the American market. Ultrahuman maintained that it had included the ITC ruling in its filings, but the court requested further procedural clarifications regarding timing and relevance, prompting the company to refile.
With the Division Bench’s order, the underlying infringement claims, centered on the Ultrahuman Ring Air and its integration of sensors and processing used to deliver sleep and recovery insights, will now move forward.
Ultrahuman has accused Oura of leveraging its patented approach and overlapping features in areas such as women’s health tools, circadian health insights and metabolic data interpretation. Oura has previously characterized the India filing as an attempt to shift attention from Ultrahuman’s U.S. loss before the ITC.
The revived Delhi case adds another layer to a rapidly intensifying global legal landscape around smart rings.
Smart Ring Wars Turn Litigious
Oura, the booming smart ring category’s dominant player, is simultaneously pursuing IP actions in multiple jurisdictions, including recent lawsuits targeting Samsung over alleged patent infringement as major electronics companies push into the ring form factor.
The Finnish company, recently valued at $11 billion, has also faced legal scrutiny itself: former Oura CEO Harpreet Rai sued the company this year, alleging withheld equity in a dispute that has drawn attention to the company’s governance dynamics.
Smart ring momentum has surged in 2025 amid new hardware entrants, category-expanding partnerships, and deepening overlap across sleep tracking, women’s health, readiness metrics, glucose-related data and AI-driven personalized insights.
Oura has not yet publicly commented on the reinstated Delhi proceedings.
