On December 26, 2023, Apple appealed the ban on certain Apple Watches imposed by the International Trade Commission (ITC) to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Additionally, Apple filed an emergency request for the courts to lift the ban on the import of current Apple watch devices (Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2) that feature the Blood Oxygen functionality, a light-based technology for measuring blood-oxygen levels. The court granted Apple’s request, temporarily pausing the ban until U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides whether the redesigned model no longer infringes on Masimo’s patents.  A decision is expected by mid-January. 

Following the expiration of the 60-day Presidential Review Period on December 25, 2023, with no veto, the ITC upheld the ruling in favor of Masimo, a global medical technology company that had sued Apple in 2021 for patent infringement.

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