On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced that it affirmed: Ban It was triggered by a sales and import exclusion order from the International Trade Commission. apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the US
But the tech giant found a way around the ban by keeping the watches on store shelves and tweaking them so they didn't include the controversial blood oxygen feature.
The ebb and flow regarding the availability of Apple's watches is due to an ongoing dispute between Apple and the medical technology company. MasimoWhich Sueed Apple in 2020 He is accused of poaching employees and stealing trade secrets related to technology that uses light to measure blood oxygen levels in the body. apple watch.
In October, Apple was banned from selling and importing smartwatches after the ITC issued an order protecting smartwatches. Masimo.
President Biden had 60 days to review and overturn the ITC's order blocking Apple from selling watches, but he was unable to veto the ban in time.
Apple after that filed an appeal The case was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which reinstated the ban on January 15.
However, Apple was able to suspend the blood oxygen feature and the watch is now available for sale again, but without blood oxygen technology.