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Wearable rivals take their fight to court
Oura, WHOOP, and Garmin patent and design lawsuits advanced in court as of June 2026, signaling the wearables market has shifted from building to defending.
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Oura Just Built Something Apple and Samsung Cannot Copy in a Software Update
Oura is rolling out Hormonal Birth Control support and Menopause Insights to Ring Gen 3 and Ring 4 starting May 6, including a US partnership with Twentyeight Health that lets users get a contraception prescription from a licensed clinician without leaving the app. Apple Watch and Samsung's Galaxy Ring track temperature and cycles, but neither has built a clinical care pipeline into the product itself, which is years of regulatory and partnership work that cannot be shipped in a software update.