2024-01-16 08:04:09
2024-01-16 08:45 Compiled by Economic Daily Huang Shuling/Comprehensive Foreign News
Apple (Apple) is planning to remove the blood oxygen detection function originally equipped in the latest smart watches Apple Watch 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in case the appeal fails. It is no longer affected by the ban and can continue to be sold in the United States.
Apple’s plan was disclosed by medical technology company Masimo on Monday (15th). Masimo is the company involved in a blood oxygen detection technology patent dispute with Apple. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Apple infringed in October last year and implemented an import ban on the 26th of last month, prohibiting the import of these two watches manufactured abroad. Sold in the United States.
Apple immediately appealed to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and quickly secured a stay of the injunction. Apple requested that imports not be banned at least until the enforcement agency Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determines whether its redesigned version eliminates concerns about infringement.
Masimo said that CBP made a decision on the 12th of this month, believing that “Apple’s redesign is now outside the scope of the ITC’s ban.” This means that after Apple makes adjustments, it can keep these two watches on the market. Bloomberg News pointed out that CBP has not officially announced this decision, but has notified the parties involved in the dispute.
Masimo said Apple explained to CBP last week that the redesign of the watch “absolutely” did not include the blood oxygen saturation detection technology involved in the incident.
According to Bloomberg analysis, directly removing the blood oxygen detection function is the fastest and least doubtful method. Quickly handling the ban crisis is certainly a positive, but without the big selling point of blood oxygen detection, it may affect consumer purchases. Will.
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It is understood that Apple’s operations team has begun shipping the modified Apple Watch 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 watches to US retail locations. However, store locations were told that they must not open or sell this batch of goods before receiving the company’s permission to sell them. These products are likely to be new versions of watches without blood oxygen monitoring functions.
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