Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban
We still don’t know if the White House will veto.
Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban::Apple has lost its bid to delay an import ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday, the ITC denied Apple’s motion to stay the ban.
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In a filing on Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) denied Apple’s motion to stay the ban while awaiting an appeal.
On Monday, Apple announced its plans to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from store shelves in response to an October ruling from the ITC, which said the company’s SpO2 sensors infringed on patents from medical device maker Masimo.
“For the reasons discussed in the Commission Opinion issued concurrently herewith, the Commission has determined to deny Apple’s motion to stay the remedial orders pending appeal and/or in light of a potential government shutdown,” the ITC’s filing reads.
The ban is only in effect in the US, and third-party retailers such as Best Buy will still be able to sell the pair of watches until their supplies run out.
Although Apple’s attempt to stop the ban has failed, it still has a chance to undo the decision if President Joe Biden vetoes it.
However, as my colleague Victoria Song points out, Apple getting a presidential veto “would be like lightning striking the same place twice.”
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