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Smart ring company Oura is suing its competitor, Circular. Both companies offer wearables that can track your health by measuring your breathing rate and body temperature, among other things. A document explains that Oura believes Circular has infringed on two patents related to the gadget's design and technology.

Oura has sued Circular, a rival smart ring brand, for infringing two of its patents. Circular wearable shown at CES 2022. Circular says its smart ring can track 142 metrics, such as heart rate variability, breathing rate and body temperature.

The Oura smart ring has many similar features, such as sleep tracking and an app to report your health statistics. Oura currently dominates the smart ring market and recently announced that it had over one million users.

Oura has sued the circular for infringement of patent 10,893,833 ('833), which describes the make-up of the wearable. Materials used include electronics and non-ceramic coating.

The second patent in question, 10,842,429 ('429), covers data collection methods used by the device, such as LED sensors and an accelerometer. These sensors are used to detect rest or activity and measure other biosignals.