It is possible that the U. S. Court of AppealsHear the company’s appeal to request a suspension as soon as Jan. 15. Meanwhile, Apple has also submitted conceivable redesigns of the two affected watches to U. S. customs. U. S.
A day after an Apple Watch import ban went into effect in the U.S., an appeals court has instituted a pause. The halt also comes a day after Apple filed an emergency request with the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The pause will remain in effect until the court takes further action. However, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 remain unavailable from the company just a week after their initial withdrawal.
The fight centers on two patents that Masimo, the Southern California fitness generation company, claims Apple violated with the wearable’s pulse oximetry sensor. Masimo also accused Apple of poaching Masimo workers to build the blood oxygen sensor, which first arrived in 2020 with the Watch Series 6.
Apple has yet to respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment on this latest update, but the hardware giant has staunchly denied infringing on Masimo’s IP. After the Biden administration refused to veto the International Trade Commission’s October ruling yesterday, Apple noted, “We strongly disagree with the USITC decision and resulting exclusion order, and are taking all measures to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the U.S. as soon as possible.”
Masimo, on the other hand, portrayed the war as David’s and not Goliath’s. In October, founder and CEO Joe Kiani said, “Today’s ruling through the USITC sends a stark message that not even the world’s largest company is above the law. “This vital resolution is a strong validation of our efforts to hold Apple accountable for the illegal appropriation of our proprietary technology.
Masimo has implied that it could be open to licensing the technology to Apple for a fee, though the latter is currently more interested in exploring all legal avenues.