# Apple Watch Cleared of Infringing ECG Patent by U.S. Customs

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/apple-watch-cleared-of-infringing-ecg-patent-by-u-s-customs/286851>\
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**Created:** [July 13, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-watch-cleared-of-infringing-ecg-patent-by-u-s-customs/286851 "2024-07-13T18:33:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-watch-cleared-of-infringing-ecg-patent-by-u-s-customs/286851/1 "2024-07-13T18:33:18Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **U.S. Customs and Border Protection** determined that redesigned Apple Watch models do not violate AliveCor’s electrocardiogram (ECG) patents, allowing importation.

2. **The decision follows a prior investigation** by the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding the same patents.

3. **Apple’s redesigned wearables** are not subject to the exclusion order issued under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

[Read more on CBP](https://cbp.gov)