Is the Apple Watch still embroiled in legal troubles?

Following the Masimo case concerning blood oxygen measurement technology, Apple is once again accused of patent infringement for another Apple Watch feature: fall detection. Apple, Google, Samsung, and Garmin are targeted by a lawsuit from the Texas-based company UnaliWear. But the iPhone maker isn't alone in the turmoil, as Google, Samsung, and Garmin are also being sued by the Texas-based company UnaliWear, which filed a lawsuit in December 2025 for patent infringement related to fall detection for smartwatch wearers. Founded in 2013, the company produces a line of watches called Kanega Watch, naturally equipped with this feature. Fall detection is, in fact, the main selling point of these smartwatches, and it's understandable why UnaliWear is keen to protect its product, even if one wonders why the company didn't take action sooner, given that the feature appeared on the Apple Watch as early as 2018. Perhaps an amicable settlement was attempted before failing and thus leading to this lawsuit? Perhaps the Texas-based firm UnaliWear patiently waited for the smartwatch market to develop before seeking more substantial damages. To be continued.