In January of last year, healthcare tech company Masimo sued Apple in the United States, claiming the Cupertino-based company was using the technology that company developed in the Apple Watch. This company claims that Apple has been in business for over a year slow down the legal process and the company took action.
As can be read in Bloomberg, Masimo Corporation has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission to ban the import of the Apple Watch into the United States, a complaint that this body is examining.
Masimo states that since 2013, Apple has been interested in partnering with this company For the health-related functions of its smartwatch line, however, Apple fell short of its target but used that company’s technology to add different health monitoring functions to the Apple Watch.
El Apple Watch Series 6 infringes 5 patents that use light transmitted through the body to measure oxygen levels in the blood, according to the company. This technology, patented by the company, is its main activity.
Most likely, the dispute will end with an agreement that could pay off between 50 and 300 million dollars per year in royalties, according to Bloomberg analyst Tamlin Bason.
According to the company, the public will not be harmed if it finally succeeds in Apple Watch ceases to be sold in the United Statesbecause the function of measuring oxygen in the blood “is not essential to public health or welfare”.
The company also claims that in addition to the alleged theft of trade secrets, it has evidence that Apple has hired more than one Masimo employee to carry out your health-oriented device project.
