Apple Inc. v. ITC

  1. April 30, 2024

    Tech. Orgs Deny Being 'Apple's Puppets' In Watch Ban Fight

    A group of technology industry groups claimed they are "not Apple's puppets" as they seek to back the company in its Federal Circuit appeal of the U.S. International Trade Commission's ban on imports of Apple Watch models capable of monitoring blood oxygen levels.

  2. April 06, 2024

    Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Upend ITC Watch Feature Ban

    The U.S. International Trade Commission overstepped its authority in banning the import of the Apple Watch after finding it infringes Masimo Corp. patents on technology measuring oxygen in blood, Apple told the Federal Circuit on Friday, saying Masimo rushed its claims before the commission without having a product practicing the asserted patents.

  3. March 06, 2024

    CBP Details Apple Watch Redesign OK In Masimo Patent Row

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released its January decision finding that redesigned Apple Watches do not infringe Masimo Corp.'s blood oxygen monitor patents, explaining that while the new versions can access the patented feature, doing so requires "significant alteration."

  4. January 17, 2024

    Apple Drops Blood Oxygen Tech From New Watches After Ban

    After the Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday that Apple can't import Apple Watches that include a blood oxygen sensor found to infringe two Masimo patents, Apple said the feature will be dropped from its flagship watch models sold beginning Thursday.

  5. January 16, 2024

    Apple Rips ITC, Masimo In Bid To Keep Original Watch On Sale

    Apple urged the Federal Circuit on Monday to let it keep selling Apple Watches with a blood oxygen monitor found by the U.S. International Trade Commission to infringe Masimo's patents, saying arguments for an import ban by the ITC and Masimo are "procedurally improper" and "fundamentally unfair."

  6. January 15, 2024

    Apple Cleared To Avoid Import Ban With Redesigned Watch

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has found that redesigned versions of the Apple Watch without a blood oxygen monitor are not subject to an import ban in a patent dispute with Masimo, according to a Monday court filing by Masimo.

  7. January 11, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Asked To Resume Ban On Apple Watch Imports

    The U.S. International Trade Commission and California medical tech company Masimo have panned Apple's efforts to delay a ban on imports of some of its much-litigated lines of Apple Watches, with the agency saying Apple's "weak and unconvincing" arguments are mere requests for "permission to continue infringing."

  8. January 08, 2024

    Future Apple Watch Sales Hinge On Next Steps In Patent Row

    Amid Apple's patent dispute with Masimo over the Apple Watch's blood oxygen monitor, the latest models of popular devices are currently available, but Apple could have to halt sales or introduce altered versions, depending on upcoming rulings. Here's what to watch.

  9. December 28, 2023

    Apple Watch Import Ban Put On Hold By Fed. Circ.

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday temporarily suspended a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that banned imports of the Apple Watch in a patent dispute with Masimo Corp.