Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is strategically seeking to circumvent a ban on its popular watch models while appealing the patent-infringement ruling that led to the prohibition.
What Happened: The Apple strategy includes the development of new software, now submitted to a U.S. customs agency, which could greenlight noninfringing versions of the devices for sale as early as Jan. 12, alongside its ongoing appeal against the ITC decision, Bloomberg reported.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decreed in October that Apple had transgressed patents owned by medical device manufacturer Masimo Corp (NASDAQ:MASI), triggering a pause in the sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2.
The ban forced the prominent Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models off the US market over the holiday season. However, obtaining the provisional stay allowed the devices to be sold in Apple’s U.S. retail stores and online from noon Pacific Time on Thursday.
Apple is “working desperately…to try and procedurally shut down the ITC ...