Apple in the suit just decided blamed Masimo in 2022 for allegedly infringing two of his own design patents to “make room for his own watch.” The jury has now found Masimo guilty of the charge relating to Masimo’s older Freedom and W1 smartwatches, but said the company was not guilty of infringing any existing products.

Gave a token to Apple $250 damagelegal minimum for violation. Apple’s lawyers had sought injunctive relief against existing Masimo products that Apple said infringed its patents, but that charge was rejected by the jury. Reuters reported.

Apple said in a statement that it was pleased that the decision “will protect the innovations we develop on behalf of our customers.” “Apple first sought an injunction against Masimo’s existing products, and the jury’s decision is a victory for Masimo in this matter,” Masimo said.

Describing Apple’s lawsuit as retaliation, Masimo stated that the jury decided on behalf of Apple on “almost” all disputed issues and that the patent infringement decision only applied to “a module and charger that has not been produced.”

Two companies got into a fight over smartwatch health technology. Masimo had previously accused Apple of hiring its employees after failed collaboration talks and copying aspects of its pulse oximeter technology.

Masimo scored a significant victory in the US International Trade Commission claims in 2023. temporarily blocked imports Apple’s Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches. Apple appealed this decision but complied with the ITC decision by disabling the feature.

He was then able to continue sales of the Apple Watch. Current models of the Apple Watch continue to include the blood oxygen sensing technology, but it will be disabled until the dispute is resolved.

Users with older Apple Watch models up to Apple Watch Series 8 can still use the controversial blood oxygen measurement feature.

Apple may appeal this latest decision, which could cause the dispute to take longer to resolve. Masimo has now won decisive victories against Apple in both the ITC and jury trial; This may be enough for Apple executives to rethink its current legal strategy.

Separately, Masimo’s CEO has resigned. September 2024. But Joe Kiani’s move had nothing to do with the Apple Watch dispute.