Apple AliveCorThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate if Apple has imported devices that infringe three patents held by AliveCor.

AliveCor filed the ITC complaint in April, alleging that Apple violated U.S. tariff law by importing certain Apple watches that infringe patents for its ECG technology. Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor wants the trade commission to issue a limited exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order against Apple, according to an ITC news release.

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