2023-12-18 21:19:08
Apple announced on Monday that it was suspending the sale of several models of its connected watch in the United States. The American company is accused of having copied patented technology linked to the detection of oxygen levels in the blood.
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A hard blow for Apple. The American tech giant announced, Monday, December 18, the suspension of the sale in the United States of several models of its connected watch, due to a dispute concerning a patent linked to the detection of the oxygen level in the blood.
This decision comes after the recommendation on October 27 by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) to ban the importation into the United States of certain models of Apple’s connected watch, accused by the manufacturer of medical devices Masimo of having copied its technologies.
The USITC issued a “limited exclusion order” against these models, supposed to come into force after sixty days unless the American government objects, Masimo, a company based in California, said at the time.
A review of this recommendation is currently underway by President Joe Biden’s office.
These measures include the suspension of sales of Apple Watch Series 9 – released in September – and Apple Watch Ultra 2, from December 21 on the giant’s website and after December 24 in stores, this source continued.
Mutual accusations of intellectual property infringement
For its part, Apple believes that the American body is wrong and that its decision should be annulled, which it is ready to seek in court if necessary.
Masimo filed a complaint with the USITC in 2021, arguing that the Apple Watch 6, a model put on sale in 2020 and the first to include a function for measuring the level of blood oxygen saturation, copied one of its patented technologies, based on light.
“Masimo improperly attempted to use the ITC to prevent millions of American consumers from having access to a potentially life-saving product, while making room for its own watch that copies Apple’s,” accused the Cupertino group at the end of October.
Apple launched two legal actions at the end of 2022 for non-compliance with patents against Masimo, accusing it of copying the technology of its watches.
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