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| DATE | 2023-01-28 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] more on patent abuses
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Opinion | Biden Can Stand for the Little Guy Against Apple
David Albert
3–4 minutes
He shouldn’t overrule an official finding that the giant infringed the
patent of my company, AliveCor.
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I’ve been interested in cardiac health since 1966, when my father, Rep.
Carl Albert, had his first heart attack. (He recovered and served as
House speaker, 1971-77.) I have published many scientific papers and
received scores of patents.
I founded AliveCor in 2010 to engage with some of the best minds in
technology who share this passion. We created the first
electrocardiogram technology for smartphones that gained approval from
the Food and Drug Administration. Apple came calling. Top executives
brought us in for meetings, signed nondisclosure agreements and asked
all sorts of questions about our technology. In what we thought was a
cooperative spirit, we launched KardiaBand in 2016 for the Apple Watch
cleared by the FDA. KardiaBand monitors heart rate and activity and can
capture a medical-grade EKG in 30 seconds.
But in 2018 Apple made a flashy announcement claiming that it had
created its own EKG technology for its watches. And it made its new
operating system incompatible with SmartRhythm, AliveCor’s
continuous-monitoring feature. Perhaps we shouldn’t have been shocked.
As Steve Jobs once said, “We have always been shameless about stealing
great ideas.”
We had patents and other evidence, so we sought legal recourse. Apple
fought back, filing dilatory motions and countersuits. We found ways to
move forward with other products even as we poured huge amounts of time
and money into the fight with Apple. Many other small businesses told us
that when they faced such bullying, they gave in. We didn’t.
In June an administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade
Commission made an initial determination that Apple infringed our
patented technology. In December the ITC upheld that finding in its
final determination. AliveCor CEO Priya Abani called the ruling “a win
for innovation and consumer choice.” The commission ordered a ban on
imports of infringing Apple Watches, but suspended the ban while
AliveCor faces a separate fight against Apple in the U.S. Patent Office.
But presidents can overrule ITC decisions, and Apple will urge Joe Biden
to do so. If he does and hands Apple a victory, it will tell inventors
everywhere not to bother creating truly disruptive technologies—even
ones that can save lives. IP-intensive industries account for 44% of
U.S. employment and 41% of gross domestic product. If Apple wins, the
repercussions throughout this ecosystem will be seismic.
The president said days ago that “small businesses are the engines of
our economy and the hearts of our communities.” This case gives him an
opportunity to show he means it.
Dr. Albert is founder and chief medical officer of AliveCor.
Appeared in the January 28, 2023, print edition as 'Biden Can Stand for
the Little Guy Against Apple'.
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