Apple will not be able to sell its Apple Watch in the United States

Duel hit Apple during peak sales period of the year because Justice prevents him from selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in his own countryin the United States, due to a patent dispute with the Masimo company.

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has so far ruled in favor of Masimo, a company that develops technologies for medical use and which has long been in conflict with Apple over alleged patent infringement in the development. of the blood oxygen sensor integrated into the latest Apple Watch models. Even if there is still a call, For this reason, Apple has decided to stop selling its Apple Watch models with pulse oximeter.

, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, in the United States. Shoppers will no longer be able to purchase Apple Watches on its website from December 21 and in its physical stores from December 24. With these dates, the company is trying to reduce the impact that this decision will have on its sales figures at Christmas, the most important time of the year.

The ban only affects official Apple stores, you can continue buying in other stores like Amazon or Best Buy, and only in the United States, outside this territory everything will continue as normal. There is still a chance that this issue will be resolved before the end of the year, as The President of the United States could veto this decision

, as President Obama once did when Samsung blocked the sale of the iPhone 4 and iPad in the United States due to other patent issues, which never happened. The deadline for President Biden to make a similar decision expires on December 25, so we will be attentive to the news, which surely exists.