Novemba 14 (Reuters) - Ijaji likahulumeni eCalifornia lithe ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi i-Apple (AAPL.O) , evula ithebhu entsha, ikweleta inkampani yezobuchwepheshe yokuqapha ezokwelapha iMasimo (MASI.O) , ivula ithebhu entsha u-$634 million ngokwephula ilungelo lobunikazi elihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bokufunda umoya-mpilo wegazi.
Ijaji livumelane noMasimo ukuthi imodi yokuzivocavoca ye-Apple Watch kanye nezici zesaziso sokushaya kwenhliziyo kwephula amalungelo obunikazi kaMasimo, kusho okhulumela uMasimo.
"Eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule (uMasimo) umangalele i-Apple ezinkantolo eziningi futhi wafaka amalungelo obunikazi angaphezu kuka-25, iningi lawo elitholakale lingasebenzi," kusho okhulumela lo mnyango. "Ilungelo lobunikazi elilodwa kuleli cala liphelelwe yisikhathi ngo-2022, futhi liqondene ngqo nobuchwepheshe bokuqapha iziguli basendulo bamashumi eminyaka edlule."
Esitatimendeni, uMasimo ubize lesi sinqumo ngokuthi "ukunqoba okukhulu emizamweni yethu eqhubekayo yokuvikela izinto ezintsha kanye nempahla yethu yobuhlakani."
Icala laseCalifornia liyigatsha elilodwa lempikiswano, impi yamalungelo obunikazi ephikisanayo phakathi kwe-Apple neMasimo ese-Irvine, eCalifornia, esole i-Apple ngokuqasha abasebenzi bayo kanye nokweba ubuchwepheshe bayo be-pulse oximetry ukuze ibusebenzise kuma-Apple Watches.
Le mpikiswano yaholela inkantolo yezohwebo yase-US ukuvimba ukungeniswa kwamawashi e-Apple e-Series 9 kanye ne-Ultra 2 ngo-2023 ngemuva kokuthola ukuthi ubuchwepheshe be-Apple buphula amalungelo obunikazi kaMasimo.
I-Apple isuse ubuchwepheshe bokufunda umoya-mpilo egazini emawashini ayo ukuze igweme ukuvinjelwa futhi yaphinde yethula inguqulo ebuyekeziwe yalobu buchwepheshe ngo-Agasti ngemvume evela kwi-US Customs and Border Protection.
NgoLwesihlanu i-ITC inqume ukubamba inqubo entsha yokunquma ukuthi amawashi abuyekeziwe e-Apple kufanele yini avinjelwe.
UMasimo ufake icala eliqhubekayo ngokumelene neCustoms ngalesi sinqumo. I-Apple iphikisele ngokwahlukile ukuvinjelwa kokungeniswa kwempahla enkantolo yokudlulisa amacala kahulumeni.
Ijaji laseCalifornia lamemezela ukuthi icala likaMasimo lizoqulwa ngendlela engalungile ecaleni eliyimfihlo lokuhweba ngokumelene ne-Apple ngo-2023 ngemuva kokuthi ijaji lihlulekile ukufinyelela esinqumweni esivunyelwene ngaso. I-Apple iwine isinqumo esincane esingu-$250 ngokumelene ne-Masimo eDelaware ngonyaka odlule ngezinsolo zokuthi amawashi e-Masimo aphula amalungelo obunikazi amabili okuklama i-Apple.
