{"id":40106,"date":"2023-12-26T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T13:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/apple-watch-ban-in-effect-as-biden-admin-refrains-from-veto-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T13:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T13:34:08","slug":"apple-watch-ban-in-effect-as-biden-admin-refrains-from-veto-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/apple-watch-ban-in-effect-as-biden-admin-refrains-from-veto-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Watch ban in effect as Biden admin refrains from veto | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US\u00a0President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday declined to veto a government tribunal’s decision to ban imports of Apple\u00a0Watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo.<\/p>\n

The US\u00a0International Trade Commission’s (ITC) order will go into effect on Dec. 26, barring imports and sales of Apple Watches that use patent-infringing technology for reading blood-oxygen levels. Apple has included the pulse oximeter feature in its smart watches starting with its Series 6 model in 2020.<\/p>\n

US\u00a0Trade Representative Katherine Tai decided not to reverse the ban following careful consultations, and the ITC’s\u00a0decision\u00a0became final on Dec. 26, the agency said in its decision.<\/p>\n

Apple can, however, appeal the ban to the US\u00a0Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.<\/p>\n

The company has\u00a0paused\u00a0the sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States since last week. The ban does not affect Apple Watch SE, a less expensive model, which will continue to be sold. Previously sold watches will not be affected by the ban.<\/p>\n

Masimo has accused Apple of hiring away its employees, stealing its pulse oximetry technology and incorporating it into the popular Apple Watch.<\/p>\n

A jury trial on Masimo’s allegations in California federal court\u00a0ended with a mistrial\u00a0in May. Apple has\u00a0separately sued\u00a0Masimo for patent infringement in federal court in Delaware and has called Masimo’s legal actions a “maneuver to clear a path” for its own competing smart watch.<\/p>\n

A presidential administration has not vetoed an ITC ruling since 2013, when President Barack Obama’s administration overturned an import ban on Apple’s iPhones and iPads in the company’s patent dispute with Samsung.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration in February\u00a0chose not to veto\u00a0a separate import ban on Apple Watches based on a patent-infringement complaint from medical technology company AliveCor. The ITC has\u00a0placed the ban on hold\u00a0for other reasons.<\/p>\n

Apple’s wearables, home and accessory business, which includes the Apple Watch, AirPods earbuds and other products, brought in $8.28 billion in revenue during the third quarter of 2023, according to a company report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n