Nov 14 (Reuters) - Abalamuzi ba gavumenti eya wakati mu California baategeezezza ku Lwokutaano nti Apple (AAPL.O) , egguddewo tabu empya ebanja kkampuni ya tekinologiya ow’okulondoola eby’obujjanjabi eya Masimo (MASI.O) , egguddewo tabu empya obukadde bwa ddoola 634 olw’okumenya patent ekwata ku tekinologiya w’okusoma oxygen mu musaayi.
Abalamuzi bakkiriziganyizza ne Masimo nti enkola ya Apple Watch ey’okukola workout mode n’ebintu ebimanyisa omutima okukuba byamenya eddembe lya Masimo erya patent, omwogezi wa Masimo bwe yakakasizza.
"Mu myaka mukaaga egiyise (Masimo abadde) awawaabidde Apple mu kkooti eziwera n'akakasa patent ezisoba mu 25, ng'ezisinga zizuuliddwa nga tezirina makulu," omwogezi bwe yagambye. "Patent emu mu musango guno yaggwaako mu 2022, era nga yeetongodde ku tekinologiya ow'ebyafaayo ow'okulondoola abalwadde okuva mu makumi g'emyaka egiyise."
Masimo mu kiwandiiko kye yafulumizza, ensala eno yagiyise "obuwanguzi obw'amaanyi mu kaweefube waffe agenda mu maaso okukuuma obuyiiya bwaffe n'ebintu eby'amagezi."
Omusango guno mu California lye limu ku ttabi ly’olutalo olw’okusika omuguwa, olw’obuyinza obw’enjawulo wakati wa Apple ne kkampuni ya Masimo esangibwa mu kibuga Irvine mu California, erumiriza Apple okupangisa abakozi baayo n’okubba tekinologiya waayo ow’okupima omukka (pulse oximetry technology) okukozesa mu ssaawa za Apple.
Enkaayana zino zaaviirako kkooti y’ebyobusuubuzi mu Amerika okulemesa okuyingiza essaawa za Apple eza Series 9 ne Ultra 2 mu 2023 oluvannyuma lw’okukizuula nti tekinologiya wa Apple yamenya patent za Masimo.
Apple yaggyawo tekinologiya w’okusoma oxygen mu musaayi mu ssaawa zaayo okwewala okuwera era n’eddamu okuleeta tekinologiya ono omupya mu August ng’ekkiriziddwa ekitongole kya Amerika ekya Customs and Border Protection.
ITC mu ngeri ey’enjawulo ku Lwokutaano yasazeewo okutegeka omusango omupya okusalawo oba essaawa za Apple ezizzeemu okulongoosebwa zirina okuteekebwako envumbo.
Masimo agguddewo omusango ogugenda mu maaso ku Customs ku kusalawo kuno. Apple ewakanya mu ngeri ey’enjawulo okuwera okuyingiza ebintu mu ggwanga mu kkooti ejulirwamu eya federo.
Omulamuzi w’e California yalangirira nti omusango gwa Masimo ogw’ekyama mu by’obusuubuzi gwe yawawaabira Apple mu 2023 oluvannyuma lw’abalamuzi okulemererwa okutuuka ku nsala emu awatali kuwakanya. Apple yawangula ensala ya doola 250 ezitakka wansi wa doola 250 ku Masimo mu Delaware omwaka oguwedde olw’ebigambibwa nti essaawa za Masimo ez’amagezi zimenya patent za Apple bbiri eza dizayini.
