近日，美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）向美国联邦巡回上诉法院提交诉讼文件，正式反对搁置苹果提出的搁置Apple Watch销售禁令动议。由于与医疗技术公司Masimo在血氧传感方面存在专利纠纷，苹果公司于去年12月中旬暂停在美国销售Apple Watch Series 9和Apple Watch Ultra 2。
苹果公司随后向法院提出上诉动议，并获得了暂时搁置的决定，随后在美国恢复销售。然而，ITC律师在诉讼文件中表示：“苹果为了缓解禁售Apple Watch的影响，所提出的动议请求是薄弱且缺乏说服力的。苹果公司的论点，不过是一个无可争议的侵权者，请求允许其继续侵犯所主张的专利。”
此前，苹果公司预计将在本月底前解决相关专利问题，要么与Masimo公司达成协议撤销侵权起诉，要么让美国海关同意苹果提交的软件更新成功让Apple Watch绕过了Masimo公司的专利。苹果公司已向美国海关提交了一份软件更新申请，试图通过软件规避的“备用手段”，重新销售Apple Watch Series 9和Apple Watch Ultra 2。
如果苹果提交的软件更新方式能通过海关调查，Apple Watch最快可能于1月12日“不受风险地自由发售”。然而，此次ITC的诉讼文件或将使苹果再次面临禁售风险，对苹果而言，解决此次专利纠纷至关重要。
Title: Apple Watch faces sales ban risk again as ITC opposes suspension of ban
Keywords: Apple, ITC, Patent Dispute
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Recently, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has submitted a lawsuit file to the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, officially opposing the suspension of Apple’s proposed sales ban on the Apple Watch. Due to the patent dispute with medical technology company Masimo in the field of blood oxygen sensing, Apple suspended the sale of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States in mid-December last year.
After that, Apple filed a motion for appeal and received a temporary suspension of the ban, allowing the company to resume sales in the United States. However, ITC attorneys stated in the lawsuit file that “Apple’s request to suspend the sales ban is weak and lacks persuasiveness. Apple’s argument is merely a controversial infringer asking to continue infringing on the patents it claims.”
Previously, Apple expected to resolve the patent dispute by the end of this month, either reaching an agreement with Masimo to withdraw the infringement lawsuit or obtaining U.S. customs approval for the submitted software update to bypass Masimo’s patents. Apple has already submitted a software update application to U.S. customs, attempting to use a backup means of software avoidance to resume sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2.
If Apple’s submitted software update can pass the customs investigation, the Apple Watch could be “freely sold without risk” as early as January 12. However, the ITC’s lawsuit file may once again pose a sales ban risk for Apple, making it crucial for the company to resolve this patent dispute.
【来源】https://www.ithome.com/0/744/507.htm
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