Apple Halts Sales of Latest Smartwatches Amidst Import Ban
(Source – The Wall Street Journal) Apple has ceased the sale of its most recent flagship smartwatches, the Apple Halts Sales of Latest Smartwatch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, on its official online store. This move comes in anticipation of an impending import ban by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) , set to come into full effect on December 26th. Notably, both of these sought-after devices will no longer be available at Apple’s physical stores after December 24th. The basis for this ban stems from an ongoing patent dispute between Apple and medical device manufacturer Masimo. The ITC has rendered a verdict asserting that the SpO2 sensor incorporated in Apple halts sales of smartwatches infringes upon Masimo’s patents. Despite Apple’s plea to postpone the ban pending an appeal, the ITC rejected the motion on Wednesday. A consistent feature in every flagship Apple Halts Sales smartwatch Given that the patent conflict centers around the SpO2 sensor specif...