Series 9 News Today

Masimo, the company that sued Apple for patent infringement, is coming up with its smartwatch with a blood oxygen monitoring feature. The same function was removed from the Apple Watches – the Series 9 and Ultra 2 models – after Masimo's legal action.

Some of the latest models of Apple watches have been banned - again.

Apple has once again been banned from selling two smartwatch models in the US, while a legal battle continues over a patent dispute.

The temporary pause on the ban has been lifted, and both these watches will be unavailable again.

A federal court has temporarily lifted a sales halt on two higher-end models of the Apple Watch, allowing them to go on sale again after a patent dispute with medical technology company Masimo.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 sales have resumed today in the US after the US Court of Appeals temporarily paused the ban imposed by the International Trade Commission (ITC).

In January 2023, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favour of Masimo, finding that Apple infringed upon Masimo's rights in the specific light-based technology used for reading blood oxygen levels

Apple has been rebuffed in its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that is pushing the company into suspending sales of two popular Apple Watch models as the holiday shopping season wraps up.

Two months ago, Apple lost a patent case over the technology its smartwatches use to detect peoples pulse rate. The company was ordered to stop selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 after Christmas.

Apple has been forced to remove two of its newest smartwatch models from the market over a patent dispute involving its blood oxygen sensor.