Apple Watch Redesign Gets Initial Approval, Court Upholds Import Ban
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On March 19, 2026, a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) preliminarily ruled that Apple's redesigned Apple Watch blood oxygen detection feature does not infringe two patents held by Masimo. If the ruling is approved by the full ITC commission, Apple may be able to overturn the 2023 import ban on Apple Watches with blood oxygen functionality. However, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the ITC's 2023 decision, ruling that earlier Apple Watch models with blood oxygen functionality infringe Masimo's patents and maintaining the import ban.