14 Ugushyingo (Reuters) - Inama nkemurampaka ya leta ya California yatangaje ku wa gatanu ko Apple (AAPL.O) , ifunguye ishami rishya ry’ikoranabuhanga rishinzwe kugenzura ubuvuzi, ifitiye umwenda ikigo cy’ikoranabuhanga Masimo (MASI.O) , ifunguye ishami rishya ry’amadolari miliyoni 634 kubera kutubahiriza uburenganzira bw’ipatanti bujyanye n’ikoranabuhanga ryo gusoma umwuka uhumeka mu maraso.
Umuvugizi wa Masimo yemeje ko akanama nkemurampaka kemeye na Masimo ko uburyo bwa Apple Watch bwo gukora imyitozo ngororamubiri n'uburyo bwo kumenyesha umuvuduko w'umutima byabangamiye uburenganzira bwa Masimo bwo gutanga uburenganzira ku giti cye.
Umuvugizi yagize ati: "Mu myaka itandatu ishize (Masimo) yareze Apple mu nkiko nyinshi kandi yemereye patenti zisaga 25, inyinshi muri zo zagaragaye ko zitari zemewe." "Patenti imwe muri uru rubanza yarangiye mu 2022, kandi ni umwihariko w’ikoranabuhanga rya kera ryo gukurikirana abarwayi ryo mu myaka ibarirwa muri za mirongo ishize."
Masimo, mu itangazo rye, yavuze ko icyemezo "ari intsinzi ikomeye mu bikorwa byacu byo gukomeza kurengera udushya n'umutungo wacu mu by'ubwenge."
Urubanza rwa California ni rumwe mu mpande z’urugamba rw’uburenganzira bw’ipatanti hagati ya Apple na Masimo wo muri Irvine, muri California, yashinje Apple guha akazi abakozi bayo no kwiba ikoranabuhanga ryayo ryo gukoresha muri Apple Watches.
Amakimbirane yatumye urukiko rw’ubucuruzi rwo muri Amerika ruhagarika kwinjiza mu mahanga amataratara ya Apple yo mu bwoko bwa Series 9 na Ultra 2 mu 2023 nyuma yo gusanga ikoranabuhanga rya Apple ribangamiye uburenganzira bwa Masimo.
Apple yakuyeho ikoranabuhanga ryo gusoma umwuka uhumeka mu maraso mu masaha yayo kugira ngo hirindwe iryo tegeko ribuza, yongera gushyiraho verisiyo ivuguruye y’iryo koranabuhanga muri Kanama, byemejwe na US Customs and Border Protection.
Ku wa gatanu, ITC ku giti cyayo yafashe icyemezo cyo gukora indi gahunda kugira ngo irebe niba amasaha avuguruye ya Apple agomba kuba abujijwe.
Masimo yashyikirije Gasutamo ikirego gikomeje kuri iki cyemezo. Apple yaburanye ukwayo ku itegeko ryo guhagarika ibicuruzwa biva mu gihugu mu rukiko rw'ubujurire rwa leta.
Umucamanza wo muri California yatangaje ko urubanza rwa Masimo rw’ibanga ry’ubucuruzi yaregagamo Apple mu 2023 nyuma y’uko akanama nkemurampaka kananiwe gufata umwanzuro umwe rukumbi. Apple yatsindiye umwanzuro muto wa $250 kuri Masimo muri Delaware umwaka ushize kubera ibirego by’uko amasaha ya Masimo anyuranyije n’amategeko abiri yo gushushanya Apple.
