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Now Masimo is suing US Customs over Apple Watch imports

Now Masimo is suing US Customs over Apple Watch imports

Medical tech company Masimo is suing US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in an attempt to overturn the agency’s decision to allow Apple to restore the blood oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches. Masimo said it only learned that the ban had been reversed after Apple announced a “redesigned” pulse oximetry feature last week, which calculates blood oxygen levels on …

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Masimo sues US Customs over Apple Watch blood oxygen return

Masimo sues US Customs over Apple Watch blood oxygen return

Last week, when Apple announced the release of a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” to the Apple Watch, many figured Masimo (who had been suing Apple over patents related to the feature), would look for a way to fight back. Today, the company did just that and filed a new lawsuit. But this time, it’s against the US Customs and Border …

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Masimo Sues Customs Over Apple Watch’s Restored Oxygen Tool (1)

Masimo Sues Customs Over Apple Watch’s Restored Oxygen Tool (1)

US Customs and Border Protection unlawfully let Apple Inc. reactivate a blood-oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches that infringes patents for the technology, Masimo Corp. said in a federal lawsuit. CBP exceeded its authority in an Aug. 1 internal advice ruling that overturned its own January decision without notice or input from Masimo, the medical-device maker said in a complaint …

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