US courts allowed Apple to continue selling Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches, which were banned from import by the International Trade Commission due to alleged infringement of Masimo’s patent rights. Apple Watch returns to US retail stores on hold until January 10.

Let us remind you that the company’s postponement of the entry into force of the ban on the import of specified Apple smartwatch models may be extended until January 10, and on January 12 the International Trade Commission will have to consider the changes. The software algorithm for determining the oxygen content of the user’s blood will, with the help of Apple, try to resolve the dispute with Masimo without paying money to the plaintiff.

As The Verge explains, Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, which were banned in the United States, will return to the shelves of the company’s retail stores in the country today, with sales resuming by Friday evening Moscow time. American customers use Apple through the branded online store.

The company can continue selling the controversial devices thanks to a court ruling, but that could change in January if judges side with Masimo, which insists the pulse oximeter feature was introduced in all Apple watches in 2019, starting with the Watch Series 6. violation of the medical device manufacturer’s intellectual property rights The first import ban on the new Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 was supposed to go into effect on December 26 and has officially come into force, but now Apple has a delay until January 10, which allows electronics will continue to sell popular models of its devices in the United States. Implementation of this Apple watch in third-party retail networks continued on an ongoing basis but could be discontinued after warehouse stocks were depleted.