Masimo Corporation et al v. Apple Inc.
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August 26, 2024
Masimo, Apple Fight Over Jury Hearing Trade Secrets Claims
After a California jury deadlocked last year in Masimo's high-stakes intellectual property case against Apple over the way the latter company's watches are programmed to monitor blood oxygen, the medical technology contractor says it wants a bench trial to address its trade secrets claims next time around, but Apple is opposing that move.
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August 08, 2024
Apple Wins Bid For 2 Trials In IP Dispute With Masimo
A California federal judge will hold separate trials on Masimo Corp.'s trade secrets and patent claims over the Apple Watch, siding with Apple Inc. and rejecting Masimo's request for one later trial on all the issues, in a case with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
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July 18, 2024
Apple Wants 2 Trials In Masimo Trade Secrets And Patent Row
Apple has told a California federal judge that a November retrial in Masimo's suit against it should only cover claims including trade secrets that led to a mistrial last year after Masimo sought $1.85 billion, and that Masimo's patent claims should be tried later.
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February 22, 2024
IP Forecast: Samsung Eyes Ex-Attys' Litigation Funder Chats
Samsung plans to ask a Texas court to force a patent litigation business to disclose communications with litigation funders ahead of a trial next month over whether the tech giant's former in-house counsel stole trade secrets. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
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December 20, 2023
ITC Rejects Apple's Bid To Put Apple Watch Ban On Hold
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday denied Apple's request to stay an order that will soon halt imports of Apple Watch models found to infringe Masimo Corp. patents, unless it is vetoed by the White House.
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December 06, 2023
Fed. Circ. Wrestles With Apple Bid To Ax More Masimo Patents
Federal Circuit judges on Wednesday questioned Apple Inc.'s contention that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board wrongly upheld the validity of two Masimo Corp. patents on technology for measuring oxygen in the blood, which Apple is accused of infringing in a California case.
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May 23, 2023
Apple Says Masimo Can't Revive Biz Trade Secrets In IP Row
Apple urged a California federal judge Monday to deny Masimo's bid to revive its business trade secrets claim in a dispute over the Apple Watch's health features, arguing his order "correctly summarized" their scope, and that it wasn't "uncommon for courts to summarize wordy purported trade secrets" when issuing orders.
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May 10, 2023
Masimo Calls Axing Of Biz Trade Secrets 'Manifest Injustice'
Masimo urged a California federal judge to "remedy this manifest injustice" over the axing of its business trade secrets in its battle over the Apple Watch's health features, arguing the judge simplified the trade secret descriptions to conclude they were generally known without addressing evidence that showed otherwise.
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May 04, 2023
Apple, Masimo Denied JMOL Wins In $1.85B Watch IP Row
Masimo and Apple lost dueling motions for judgment as matter of law in a trade secrets fight over the smartwatch, after a California federal judge found some trade secret issues "turn on witness credibility" and "boil down to a classic battle of the experts," according to an order made public on Thursday.
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May 01, 2023
Mistrial Declared In Masimo's $1.85B IP Fight Against Apple
A California federal judge declared a mistrial Monday afternoon in Masimo Corp.'s $1.85 billion intellectual property dispute accusing Apple of misappropriating trade secrets to develop its smartwatch's pulse oximetry features, after a jury panel repeatedly indicated they were unable to come to a unanimous decision.