US EditionApple and Masimo Back in Court over Import Ban Appeal
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – Apple seeks to reverse a ban on Apple Watch imports after a 2023 ruling found it infringed Masimo's pulse oximetry patents, affecting millions of users, Apple said.
- In early 2024, Apple’s legal team presented arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals to challenge a trade prohibition on sales of Apple Watch models equipped with blood-oxygen sensors within the United States.
- The ban followed a 2023 U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that found Apple infringed Masimo's patents and reinstated the import ban after a brief stay in December 2023.
- To comply with regulations in the U.S., Apple has deactivated the blood-oxygen monitoring feature on its newest watch models sold domestically, while leaving this functionality intact on devices offered outside the country.
- Apple's lawyer argued the ban unjustly harmed millions of users since Masimo's competing smartwatch was only a prototype when its 2021 complaint was filed, while Masimo countered Apple was trying to "rewrite the law."
- The Federal Circuit has yet to issue a final ruling, but the ongoing dispute has partly contributed to a significant decline in Apple's smartwatch shipments in 2024.
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Apple has been campaigning for a possible patent infringement with Masimo at Apple Watch since 2021. Now an appeal has been filed.
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