Ultrahuman rejects Oura’s bid to ban Ring Pro
Ultrahuman says the Ring Pro remains on sale while it fights Oura’s patent allegations in court.
Ultrahuman has rejected Oura’s allegations that the Ring Pro infringes two patents, saying it will continue responding through legal channels and that the current lawsuit does not restrict the product’s manufacture, distribution or sale. The company’s position was reported by Android Authority from an extended statement shared by Ultrahuman.
What Ultrahuman says
Oura filed the case in a Texas federal court last week and is seeking a ban on Ring Pro sales as well as monetary damages. Ultrahuman says the Ring Pro is a substantially redesigned generation of its technology and points to a previous US Customs and Border Protection finding that, it says, found no violation of the patents Oura raised in the earlier Ring Air dispute.
The company also says one of the two newly asserted patents was issued on 20 October 2026, two days before the lawsuit was filed, and that the new claims have not been adjudicated by a court. Ultrahuman’s statement says there is no injunction against the Ring Pro and no change to its current retail plans or operations.
That does not mean the case has been resolved. Oura’s lawsuit still seeks a sales ban and financial damages, while the court has yet to decide whether Ultrahuman infringed the patents. The Ring Pro remains available through retail partners for now, according to the report.
The dispute follows Oura’s successful case against the Ultrahuman Ring Air in 2025, which led to that product being removed from US shelves. Ultrahuman later launched the Ring Pro with a redesigned body and longer battery life, but the newer ring is now facing a separate legal challenge involving two different patents.
The two companies’ competing statements should be read as legal positions, not findings of fact. The case is at an early stage, and the eventual outcome could affect the Ring Pro’s US availability, its retail partners and the wider smart-ring market.
Our opinion
The immediate news is that the Ring Pro is not currently subject to an injunction, not that Ultrahuman has won the dispute. Patent cases can change quickly as filings, hearings and technical evidence arrive, so treating either company’s statement as a final verdict would be premature. The sensible takeaway is narrower: sales continue for now, while the court decides whether Oura’s new claims hold up.