Apple dodges a second Apple Watch ban
Alvecor has undergone another setback in his longtime patent file against Apple. Today, the American court of appeal for the federal circuit has Maintained a decision that the EKG patents of the manufacturer of medical devices are not really patentable. Consequently, Apple Watch will not face a second import prohibition on the International Trade Commission (ITC).
This meaning between Alivesor and Apple began in 2021. Alivecor went to ITC saying that Apple had broken his EKG patents. ITC ruled in favor of Alvecor, recommending an import ban that would have prevented Apple Watches with the EKG function in the United States. However, he did not immediately have entered into force because the patent trial and appeal commission also judged that the three patents in question were not valid. In order for the importation of imports to the front, Ali with Alvet should have won his call of the PTAB decision – which he did not do it.
“We are deeply disappointed with the court decisions this morning and that the court did not examine the secondary considerations available, that ITC judged persuasives in their validity conclusion,” explains Sanjay Valeti, Director of Affairs for Alvecor. “We will continue to explore all the legal options available, including potential calls, to defend our position according to which our patents are valid and that Apple has violated our intellectual property rights.”
“We thank the federal circuit for its careful examination in this case. Apple teams have worked tirelessly for many years to develop characteristics of health, well-being and advanced security that have a significant impact on user lives, and we intend to stay on this path, “said Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz The penis.
Alvecor used the same legal strategy as Masimo, another manufacturer of medical devices. However, Fields was successful In his attempt to obtain an ITC import ban against Apple Watch. The main difference is that Masimo’s patents were on Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor, not its EKG technology. To get around the ITC import ban, Apple now Disable the blood oxygen sensor In Apple Westu, recently sold in the United States.
