Some Christmas misery for Apple: It will soon suspend sales of its latest Apple Watches in the US due to a ban from the International Trade Commission (ITC). The company will suspend online sales this week and in Apple retail stores after December 24. Ho Ho Ho.
It's all due to a patent dispute over the wearable devices' blood oxygen sensor. Think back: Medical technology company Masimo sued Apple in 2021 for alleged violations of light-based blood oxygen monitoring patents. In October, the ITC upheld a judge's ruling from earlier this year that the Apple Watch infringed Masimo's patents. The ITC order blocks all imports of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 to the US after December 25.
The case came to the White House for a 60-day presidential review period. Although President Biden has one more week to decide whether he vetoes the ITC ruling, Apple has preemptively complied with the commission's decision.
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