White House Says It’s Tracking Apple Watch Case With Ban Looming
The Ultra 2 and Series 9 are set to be banned from import into the US and from sale by Apple after the International Trade Commission ruled the device breaches patents held by Masimo Corp. related to blood oxygen sensing.
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The Biden administration is “tracking” the impending US ban of nearly all Apple Watch sales due to a patent dispute, with power to veto the decision resting with the US Trade Representative.
The top US trade official, Katherine Tai, is “carefully considering all of the factors in this case,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday.