An official American body recommended banning the import of models of the “Apple” smart watch into the United States, after the medical device manufacturer “Massimo” claimed against “Apple” before the US International Trade Commission in 2021 because it considered that the “Apple Watch 6” watch that was put on the market… In 2020, it was the first model to include a function to measure the level of oxygen saturation in the blood, imitating one of its patented technologies, which relies on light.
Published on: 10/27/2023 – 15:53
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The US International Trade Commission issued a “limited exclusion order” for these models, which is supposed to take effect within 60 days unless the US government objects.
As for Apple, it announced that it would appeal the decision to the federal court. The group accused Masimo of “inappropriately trying to use the US International Trade Commission to prevent millions of American consumers from obtaining a product that could save their lives, in an effort to make room for its own watch that imitates the Apple Watch.” Apple launched the ninth version of its smart watch last September.
Apple’s products, including smart watches, are designed in the United States, but they are manufactured in factories for subcontractors, the most important of which is the Taiwanese company Foxconn, located in China, Taiwan, or Vietnam.
Not the first time
This is not the first time that Apple has faced complaints from American health companies, as the International Trade Commission previously issued a ruling banning the import of Apple smart watches in February 2023, after Oliver Core Medical Devices Company accused it of violating patent rights.
2023-10-27 13:53:57
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