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Meaning you can still buy the Series 9 and Ultra. Right now, Apple’s waiting to hear back if proposed changes to the Apple Watch will render this patent beef moot. ITC Apple opinion [DOCUMENTCLOUD] Wes Davis DEC 31, 2023 WES DAVIS Masimo kept winning on the way to its Apple Watch fight.My colleague Emma Roth recently wrote about how the company’s patent fight with True Wearables helps explain Masimo’s confidence in its Apple Watch fight. In a profile of Joe Kiani today, The Wall Street Journal writes about still more examples. One 2016 win gave Masimo a $300 million dollar payout from Philips and a deal that “ended up generating more than $1 billion” for the company.
Before that, Masimo won nearly $800 million” in “damages and royalties” from Nellcor. The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple [WSJ] Emma Roth DEC 29, 2023 EMMA ROTH Why Masimo thought it could take on Brazil Mobile Number List Apple Close-up of Wayfinder watchface Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For over three years now, Apple has been entrenched in a messy legal battle over a single feature on the Apple Watch — and Apple’s opponent, medical device maker Masimo, seems confident it can win. And there’s a good reason Masimo might believe that: the company came out on top when it sued True Wearables, a startup run by a former executive with a stint on the Apple Watch team, on similar grounds.
Masimo filed a complaint against True Wearables over claims its wireless pulse oximeter infringed on Masimo’s patent. The court sided with Masimo and issued a permanent injunction against the sale of the device in December 2022. Read Article > Emilia David DEC 28, 2023 EMILIA DAVID Apple is now selling Apple Watches on its website again Person looking at interval workout on Apple Watch Ultra 2 Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Apple has resumed selling the latest Apple Watches on its website after a federal appeals court paused a sales and import ban. The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 are now once again available on Apple’s website, a day after some physical Apple stores began selling the watches on December 27th.
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