Masimo Corporation et al v. Apple Inc.

  1. April 25, 2023

    Apple Expert Slices Into Masimo's $3.1B Damages Theory

    Apple rested its defense on Tuesday in a trial over Masimo Corp.'s $3.1 billion Apple Watch intellectual property claims with its final witness, an IP expert who trashed Masimo's damages theory and said the money sought over alleged theft of trade secrets is wildly overestimated.

  2. April 24, 2023

    Apple Seeks $3B Trial Win, Calls Masimo Tech 'Bits And Bobs'

    Apple told a California federal judge on Saturday that, after three weeks of testimony, there is no need to let jurors decide Masimo Corp.'s $3.1 billion Apple Watch intellectual property claims, as Masimo's case "crumbled" while its supposed trade secrets were "revealed to be bits and bobs."

  3. April 14, 2023

    Ex-Masimo CMO Denies Sharing Trade Secrets With Apple

    Masimo's former chief medical officer, accused of taking the company's business trade secrets to Apple, told a California federal jury Friday in Masimo's $3.1 billion intellectual property case that Apple was already working on pulse oximetry features in the blockbuster smartwatch before he was hired in 2013.

  4. April 13, 2023

    Apple Exec Denies Hiring Cercacor CTO To Steal Watch Tech

    The vice president of Apple's hardware technologies group took the stand Thursday in Masimo Corp. and Cercacor Laboratories Inc.'s $3.1 billion intellectual property trial in California federal court over pulse oximetry features in the Apple Watch, denying Apple hired the plaintiffs' chief technology officer to steal the smaller companies' trade secrets.

  5. April 11, 2023

    Apple Exec Voiced Concern About Sensor Efforts, Jury Hears

    A California federal jury considering Masimo Corp.'s $3.1 billion suit accusing Apple of poaching employees to misappropriate pulse oximetry technology heard recorded testimony Tuesday from Apple Inc. executives, including one who said in an email that health sensors were the Apple Watch's most important feature, and "on current path the sensor effort will fail."

  6. April 10, 2023

    Masimo Exec Testifies To Secrecy Steps In $3B Apple Trial

    Masimo Corp.'s chief operating officer took the stand Monday in the company's $3.1 billion intellectual property suit over pulse oximetry technology in Apple watches, telling a California jury Masimo took numerous security measures to protect confidential information and required employees — including two who left for Apple — to sign confidentiality agreements.

  7. April 07, 2023

    Masimo Co-Founder Hazy On Co.'s Claims In $3.1B Apple Suit

    A Masimo Corp. co-founder testifying in the company's $3.1 billion intellectual property suit over pulse oximetry technology in Apple Watches conceded to a California federal jury Friday that he didn't know which trade secrets Apple allegedly misappropriated and wasn't aware of any Apple patents for which Masimo claims he should be named an inventor. 

  8. April 06, 2023

    Masimo Execs Testify Behind Closed Doors In $3B Apple Trial

    A California federal judge on Thursday repeatedly sealed a $3.1 billion trial over Masimo Corp.'s claims that Apple stole trade secrets and infringed patents for pulse oximetry technology in its blockbuster Apple Watch, allowing Masimo's founders to testify for hours behind closed doors to nonpublic details about the disputed technology.

  9. April 05, 2023

    Masimo Wants $3B From Apple Over Smartwatch IP, Jury Told

    Masimo Corp. told a California federal jury during opening arguments on Wednesday that Apple poached two employees to improperly obtain proprietary information it then used to launch a patent-infringing smartwatch, while Apple denied any intellectual property theft and blasted Masimo's purported bid for a staggering $3.1 billion in damages. 

  10. April 04, 2023

    Keep Your Apple Watches At Home, Judge Tells Masimo IP Jury

    A California federal judge empaneled a jury Tuesday in Masimo Corp.'s trade secret and patent infringement suit against Apple, but not before warning jurors they should keep their Apple Watches at home, because the case centers on technology in the devices.

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