On Wednesday, a U.S. appeals court temporarily halted the government commission's import ban on certain Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) smartwatches following a patent dispute with Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ: MASI), a medical technology firm, Reuters reports.
The court granted Apple's request to pause the ban while considering a longer-term suspension during the appeals process, giving the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) until January 10 to respond.
The contention between Masimo and Apple revolves around allegations of employee poaching by Apple, theft of pulse oximetry technology, and its integration into Apple Watches.
The ...