The IT Nerd

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just denied Apple’s request to pause the ban of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. The renewed ban takes effect tomorrow at 5PM EST. Here’s the details:

Apple on Wednesday failed to convince a federal appeals court to allow U.S. imports of Apple Watches with technology for reading blood-oxygen levels while it challenges a government tribunal’s decision that the devices infringe patents belonging to medical technology company Masimo.

The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit means the affected watches cannot be imported while Apple appeals the underlying ban issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

I guess that this fix that Apple has apparently come up with will come into play starting tomorrow. Otherwise you might want to run to your nearest Apple Store and buy an Apple Watch while you can. Alternately, you should still be able to still get them at places like Best Buy and Amazon. And to be clear, this only applies to the USA. If you live outside of the USA, this is a non-event.

Again, I have to wonder why Apple doesn’t just pay Masimo off and put an end to this. It would be far more efficient than all these legal gymnastics and consumer angst.

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