2024-05-04 17:28:21
At the end of last year, Apple unexpectedly faced a ban on sales of Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches, moreover, in the United States. The company filed an appeal, and now it has become known that this is a document of almost 1,000 pages, Day.Az reports with reference to The Verge.
The 916 pages Apple filed include a 68-page summary, more than 300 pages of the ITC’s appealed decision, hundreds of pages from the Patent Office, and more. But there are the most important aspects.
Let us remind you that the ban was issued on the basis of a lawsuit by Masimo Corporation, which accused Apple of violating patents. Apple notes that Masimo filed the lawsuit in 2021, when the company itself did not yet have a finished product of the same class, and as evidence of violations by Apple, the company provided the court with CAD drawings of its future smartwatches, which were eventually released only in 2022 year. Thus, Apple is trying to prove to the court that at the time of filing the claim, the plaintiff had no grounds for this.
The company also expresses concerns that if the court ultimately sides with Masimo, it will set a precedent for other companies that do not have any actual products but that have creativity and CAD software.
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