The US dispute committee International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Masimo and banned the sale of Apple’s Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in December. A few days later, an American appeals court temporarily lifted that ban, but the same authority now refuses to allow the smartwatches on the American market any longer.
‘Via defected employee’
According to Masimo, Apple obtained the knowledge about that technology through a defected employee, but Apple disputes this. The group therefore argued that it should be allowed to continue selling the smartwatches as long as the opposition to the ITC’s decision continues. According to Apple, such an appeal could take more than a year.
Apple can probably get out of the sales ban with adjustments to the Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches. Earlier this month, US customs stated that the smartwatches, which are mainly produced in China, can be allowed back into the country if the settings have been changed.
Switch off measuring function
It is not yet known what kind of adjustments these would be. According to analyst firm Creative Industries, Apple would probably rather disable the oxygen measuring function on the new watches than stop selling these gadgets altogether.
2024-01-18 17:05:47
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