Ultrahuman unveils $479 Ring Pro to sidestep Oura patent ban

Ultrahuman unveiled the Ring Pro, its third-generation smart ring, priced at $479 and offering up to 15 days of battery life, as the company moves to regain access to the U.S. market after a patent dispute shut off imports. The company says it has submitted the Ring Pro to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for clearance and will open pre-orders globally, excluding the United States, with shipments scheduled to begin in March.

The Ring Pro is being presented as a redesigned form factor intended to work around a rival’s patent claims, a change company leaders say is central to reopening U.S. distribution. The new model’s battery life is a significant jump from Ultrahuman’s earlier Ring Air, which provided about 4 to 6 days on a charge; the Ring Air was released in June 2023 and retailed in the roughly $349 to $359 range.

The product rollout comes after a U.S. International Trade Commission final determination in October 2025 that favored competitor Oura and blocked imports of new ring inventory into the United States. Existing retail stock in the U.S. continued to be sold, but the import bar forced Ultrahuman to halt replenishments and to pursue design and legal strategies to resume normal trade.

The dispute has layered legal activity. Court filings show Oura filed a complaint on September 3, 2025 in Texas alleging infringement of five U.S. patents. Ultrahuman responded in August 2025 by filing a countersuit in the Delhi High Court accusing Oura of infringing Ultrahuman’s Indian patent; filings referenced August 22 in describing that action. Ultrahuman also flagged a specific Oura patent it calls the ’178 patent, acquired in 2023, and said it is awaiting a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office review with a decision expected in December.

Ultrahuman’s leadership frames the Ring Pro and parallel factory investments as both defensive and growth moves. The company reported roughly 700,000 daily active users worldwide, with the United States representing about 45 percent of that base, and disclosed $64 million in operating revenue for the financial year ended March 2025 and an annualized revenue run rate near $150 million. Management says the company “remains profitable after tax” though margins are expected to narrow because of litigation costs, tariffs and the redesign effort.

Ultrahuman is also pressing manufacturing plans to strengthen supply chains and claims to be building an UltraFactory model that would expand capacity. The company attributes to the new facility the ability to add production for 200,000 smart rings and create an estimated $100 million in additional annual revenue. On those plans, Mohit Kumar, co-founder and chief executive, said: “US is an interesting market for us given it has always been huge in terms of demand for the product but we’re also seeing tremendous value from a manufacturing and research perspective. UltraFactory US would enable manufacturing for health tracking smart ring devices and give us the ability to do necessary research to evolve the form factor further..”

Ultrahuman has sought to reassure existing U.S. customers about continuity of service. The company’s blog stated: “If you own an Ultrahuman Ring AIR in the U.S., you will continue to use it exactly as before – with subscription-free health insights, relentless feature updates, and full warranty support.” The blog added that a new ring design is in development and “will launch in the U.S. as soon as possible,” while the company awaits the USPTO review of the ’178 patent.

Investors have pushed capital behind that strategy; Ultrahuman recently raised a $35 million financing round and expanded retail distribution to more than 150 outlets globally. The Ring Pro launch and the CBP submission will test whether engineering and legal work can clear the way for Ultrahuman to recover U.S. market momentum against dominant incumbents.