Masimo Corp. (NASDAQ:MASI) CEO Joe Kiani has expressed his willingness to settle the ongoing rift with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) over patent infringements related to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9.
What Happened: In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Kiani stated that he was open to a settlement with Apple but maintained that the tech giant has not yet sought one. The Masimo CEO stated that a resolution would require effort from both parties.
He said, "They haven't called," adding, "It takes two to tango."
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Earlier this year, the International Trade Commission ITC ruled that the Apple Watch violated two Masimo patents related to blood-oxygen sensing. Consequently, an import ban on the Ultra 2 and Series 9 models of Apple Watch is poised to come into effect on Dec. 25.
However, the ban only applies to Apple's retail channels, allowing third-party resellers like Best Buy to continue offering the products.
Kiani accused Apple of deliberately infringing on Masimo's intellectual property and hiring over 20 of his engineers to work on similar technologies. "I am glad the world can now see we are the true inventors and creators of these technologies."
He stated that any settlement talks would necessitate an "honest dialogue" and an apology from Apple.
Why It Matters: Apple has contested the ITC ruling, calling it erroneous, and has announced plans to appeal. The company has also reportedly been preparing for the ban, stating its intention to remove the affected devices from its e-commerce site and physical retail stores starting Christmas Eve.
Earlier this week, it was reported that the White House has been closely monitoring the Apple Watch case. The Potential ban on most Apple Watch sales in the U.S. has the Biden administration on high alert.
It has also been reported that Following the ITC's ruling, Apple decided to suspend the sale of its latest smartwatch models, which could cost the company up to $400 million. Apple has been hustling to save its $17 billion smartwatch enterprise from the imminent ban.
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馬西莫公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MASI）首席執行官喬·基亞尼表示，他願意解決與蘋果公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AAPL）因與Apple Watch Ultra 2和Apple Watch Series 9相關的專利侵權而持續存在的分歧。
發生了什麼：基亞尼在接受彭博電視臺採訪時表示，他對與蘋果達成和解持開放態度，但堅持認爲這家科技巨頭尚未尋求和解。馬西莫首席執行官表示，解決方案需要雙方的努力。
他說：“他們還沒打過電話”，並補充說：“探戈需要兩個。”
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今年早些時候，國際貿易委員會ITC裁定，Apple Watch侵犯了兩項與血氧傳感相關的Masimo專利。因此，對Apple Watch的Ultra 2和Series 9機型的進口禁令有望在12月25日生效。
但是，該禁令僅適用於蘋果的零售渠道，允許百思買等第三方經銷商繼續提供這些產品。
基亞尼指責蘋果故意侵犯馬西莫的知識產權，並僱用了20多名工程師來研究類似的技術。“我很高興現在全世界都能看到我們是這些技術的真正發明者和創造者。”
他說，任何和解談判都需要進行 “誠實的對話”，並由蘋果道歉。
爲何重要：蘋果對國際貿易委員會的裁決提出異議，稱其爲錯誤，並宣佈了上訴計劃。據報道，該公司也一直在爲該禁令做準備，並表示打算從平安夜開始將受影響的設備從其電子商務網站和實體零售商店中移除。
本週早些時候，有報道稱，白宮一直在密切監視Apple Watch案。對在美國銷售大多數Apple Watch的潛在禁令使拜登政府處於高度戒備狀態。
另據報道，根據國際貿易委員會的裁決，蘋果決定暫停銷售其最新的智能手錶型號，這可能使該公司損失高達4億美元。蘋果一直在努力將其價值170億美元的智能手錶企業從即將到來的禁令中解救出來。
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