Apple Watch sales in the United States suspended due to ban, will resume local sales starting today.
On Wednesday local time, a U.S. appeals court suspended the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) import ban on some of Apple’s smartwatches, which also means that Apple’s Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 Sales of the two products can be temporarily resumed.
Apple filed an emergency motion yesterday, Beijing time, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to stop enforcing the ITC order. Prior to this, the ITC had ruled that Apple had infringed the patent rights of the medical technology company Masimo. Analysts said the final ruling could cost the companies millions of dollars and could force Apple to “work around” the issue or eventually reach a settlement, Reuters reported .
Apple stated in the motion document that “U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to re-evaluate Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches on January 12, 2024, which does not fall within the scope of the ITC ban. At least, the court should approve enough A long holding period is required for Customs to make this decision .”
▲ Apple Watch Ultra 2
Apple said in a statement,
“In the new year, we are very happy to be able to sell the full range of Apple Watch products to users in a timely manner . Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 (including blood oxygen function) will It will be re-sold in the U.S. Apple Store today (IT Home Note: local time) and will be re-sold on Apple’s official website before 12 pm tomorrow.”
However, the resumption of sales is only during the appeal period and will still have to wait until January next year. The court makes its final decision mid-term .
Naijatechnews attaches a briefing note: In October this year, the International Trade Commission (ITC) made a final ruling on the patent dispute, concluding that Apple Watch infringed Masimo’s patent, and the case was finally settled after a 60-day presidential review. Certainly.
At that time, due to unresolved patent disputes, Apple decided to stop selling Apple Watch S9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States.
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