Apple is facing a new lawsuit related to Apple Watch monitoring features, according to Bloomberg.
Last week we learned that a cardiologist had sued the company for the same reason. Specifically, the lawsuit made it clear that Apple was overly descriptive fibrillation detection sensor on your Apple Watch.
During this time, the court alleged that Apple had stolen the trade secrets and violated the total 10 patents from Masimo.
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Has Apple infringed 10 new patents?
In a sense, Apple contacted Masimo in 2013 to request a cooperative meeting. From Apple they said they wanted to better understand Masimo's technology to integrate it with the company's apple products. On this basis, they suspect 10 Masimo patents and the introduction of atrape fibrillation that has saved many lives was illegal.
Masimo directors said they left the meetings thinking they were more productive, but Apple then started hiring key Masimo employees and its affiliate company Cercacor. Masimo's case shows that everything was done with the intent to obtain information and to steal trade secrets.
And indeed, in 2014 Apple hired some Masimo executives.
In fact, in 2014, Joe Kiani (CEO of Masimo) in a conversation he had with Apple access to many trade secrets By their employment. Adding to the fact that a well-bred apple company has offered very high salaries for this hire.
Masimo is a world-class medical technology company focused on creating inaccessible patient monitoring services. They are designed for a special pulse oximeter.
Now, from Masimo, they are claiming compensation for damages and preventing future use of copyrighted works. We'll see how this ends …