Nov 14 (Reuters) - Wan fedaral juri na Kalifonia bin se Fraide se Apple (AAPL.O) , opin nyu tab owe medikal-monitoring teknoloji kompini Masimo (MASI.O) , opin nyu tab $634 milian fo infring wan patɛnt we kɔba blɔd-ɔksijɛn ridin teknɔlɔji.
Di juri gri wit Masimo se di Apple Watch in wokɔt mod ɛn di hat rit notis ficha dɛn de agens Masimo in patɛnt rayt, wan Masimo tɔkman kɔnfyus.
"Ova di pas siks ia (Masimo don) kot Apple fo plenti kot and assert ova 25 patent, we dem fain se di majoriti of dem no valid," na im di spika tok. "Di singl patɛnt insay dis kes dɔn dɔn insay 2022, ɛn i spɛshal to istri pasɛnt monitarin tɛknɔlɔji frɔm dikɛd ia bifo."
Masimo, insay wan stetmɛnt, kɔl di jɔjmɛnt “wan big win insay wi kɔntinyu fɔ tray fɔ protɛkt wi nyu tin dɛn ɛn intɛlekchual prɔpati.”
Di kɔt kes na Kalifonia na wan branch pan wan kɔnfyushɔn, mɔlti-frɔnt patɛnt fɛt bitwin Apɛl ɛn Irvine, Kalifɔnia-based Masimo, we dɔn aks Apɛl fɔ haya in wokman dɛn ɛn tif in puls ɔksimɛtri teknɔlɔji fɔ yuz insay Apɛl Wach.
Di dispyut mek wan US tred traybɔn blok di import fɔ Apple in Series 9 ɛn Ultra 2 smartwatch dɛn insay 2023 afta dɛn dɔn si se Apple in teknɔlɔji de agens Masimo in patɛnt.
Apple bin pul blɔd-ɔksijɛn ridin teknɔlɔji na in wach fɔ avɔyd di ban ɛn dɛn bin introduks wan ɔpdet vɛshɔn fɔ di teknɔlɔji bak insay Ɔgɔst wit aprɔval frɔm US Kastɔm ɛn Bɔda Protɛkshɔn.
Di ITC seperet Fraide disayd fɔ gɛt nyu prosiding fɔ disayd if di ɔpdet wach dɛn we Apple dɔn mek fɔ de ɔnda di ban.
Masimo don fain kot we de go on gens Customs fo di disishun. Apple dɔn chalenj di import ban sɛpret wan na wan fedaral apil kɔt.
Wan jɔj na Kalifonia bin deklare mistrial insay Masimo in tred-sikrit kes agens Apple insay 2023 afta wan juri nɔ bin ebul fɔ rich wan unanimi verdict. Apple win wan minimal $250 verdict gens Masimo fo Delaware las yie ova alegeshon se Masimo smartwatch dem de infring tu Apple dizain patent.
