2023-12-26 14:20:38
The ban on certain models of Apple’s smartwatch for patent infringement came into effect on Tuesday in the United States, with President Joe Biden’s administration choosing not to veto the decision.
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On October 27, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) recommended banning certain models of the Apple Watch in the United States, accused by the medical device manufacturer Masimo of copying its oxygen level detection technologies. in the blood.
“After in-depth consultations”, Trade Representative Katherine Tai “decided not to oppose the USITC decision, which became final on December 26, 2023”, announced the diplomatic mission for Trade, attached to the House -White.
The USITC found that Apple had “infringed two patents held by Masimo Corporation and Cercacor Laboratories,” it recalled in a press release.
AFP
The US government had 60 days from the USITC’s decision to object.
But for Apple, the American body was nevertheless wrong and its decision should have been annulled, which the Apple company had said it was ready to take legal action if necessary.
Masimo had filed a complaint with the USITC in 2021 regarding the Apple Watch 6, a model put on sale in 2020 with a function for measuring the level of blood oxygen saturation, copying, according to the medical device company, the one of its patented technologies.
In turn, Apple launched two legal actions at the end of 2022 for non-compliance with patents once morest Masimo, accusing it of copying the technology of its connected watches.
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