Apple has been ordered to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from stores in the United States following a patent dispute with Masimo, a California-based health technology company and maker of monitoring devices.
The Cupertino manufacturer disagreed with the motion and asked for the ban to be postponed while it lodges a legal appeal against the decision. Unfortunately for Tim Cook and company, the ITC (International Trade Commission) rejected the motion, meaning that Apple will have to withdraw the watches from its store by the end of today, December 21st, and from Apple Stores in the United States by the end of the month. this week, December 24th.
The US companies’ patent dispute is that Apple is allegedly using Masimo’s technology for the SpO2 sensor in the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. Two cases have been filed on the issue, one in the US District Court and another in the US District Court. ‘ITC. Until there is a solution, Apple will be banned from selling wearable devices.
Users who have already purchased these two devices will be able to continue using them without problems and the ban will not affect any other Apple watches. People can also get them as a Christmas gift from any Apple partner, such as BestBuy or Amazon. However, the manufacturer will be prohibited from supplying them after the December 24 deadline.
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