Apple wins $250 US jury verdict in patent case over Masimo smartwatches

But the assemblage awarded the tech giant, which is worthy astir $3.5 trillion, conscionable $250 successful damages – the statutory minimum for infringement successful the United States.

Apple’s attorneys told the tribunal the “ultimate purpose” of its suit was not money, but to triumph an injunction against income of Masimo’s smartwatches aft an infringement ruling.

On that front, assemblage besides determined that Masimo’s existent watches did not infringe Apple patents covering inventions that the tech elephantine had accused Masimo of copying.

Masimo said successful a connection it appreciated the jury’s verdict “in favour of Masimo and against Apple connected astir each issues,” and that the determination lone applied to a “discontinued module and charger.”

“Apple chiefly sought an injunction against Masimo’s existent products, and the jury’s verdict is simply a triumph for Masimo connected that issue,” Masimo said.

Apple said successful a connection that it was “glad the jury’s determination contiguous volition support the innovations we beforehand connected behalf of our customers.”

Irvine, California-based Masimo accused Apple of hiring distant its employees and stealing its pulse oximetry exertion aft discussing a imaginable collaboration.

Masimo convinced the US International Trade Commission past twelvemonth to artifact imports of Apple’s Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches aft the committee recovered their exertion for speechmaking humor oxygen levels infringed Masimo’s patents.

Apple has appealed the determination and resumed selling the watches aft removing the technology. The tech elephantine countersued Masimo for patent infringement successful 2022, alleging Masimo copied Apple Watch features to usage successful its smartwatches.

Apple besides accused Masimo of utilizing lawsuits astatine the ITC and successful California to “make mode for Masimo’s ain watch.”

Masimo said Apple’s patent suit was “retaliatory” and “an effort to debar the tribunal successful which the parties person been litigating their dispute.”