It’s undoubtedly a very busy end of the year in Cupertino. Recall that a week ago, Apple was banned from selling the new Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 for violating certain Masimo patents related to the oxygen sensor. After the White House failed to veto the resolution, Apple appealed to the United States Court of Appeals and The court’s decision was to cripple the ban on the sale of new Apple Watches until January 10.
The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 return to the US Apple Store
First there was the removal of the watches from the official Apple website, then they ended up in physical Apple Stores in the United States. Before the resolution of the United States Court of Appeals, those in Cupertino had a plan and it was be able to supply large quantities of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 to third-party stores Best Buy style so, in the event of a total suspension, they could benefit from some advantage. It can hold, but for now Apple will be able to continue selling its watches until January 10.
The United States Court of Appeals issued its interim response a few hours ago to Apple’s request to withdraw the sanction imposed by the ITC for violating the Masimo patents. The court’s response was temporarily suspend the ban on CCIs while the Court of Appeal itself examines the request sent by Apple. This not only allows the sale of watches but also importing new watches into the United States.
This will last until January 10, when the Court will make its final decision and we will be able to know the end of this story. Between the two we have a long path in which Apple could negotiate with Masimo to release a watchOS update limiting sensor use or an agreement to try to avoid a complete ban starting January 10. However, Masimo may not be up to the task and the Court of Appeal may rule that updating the software would not be sufficient.
