Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal

WASHINGTON: A U.S. trade tribunal ruled for Apple on Friday against a bid from medtech company Masimo to reinstate an import ban on the tech giant’s Apple Watches.

The U.S. International Trade Commission closed Masimo’s case after declining to review an ITC judge’s preliminary March ruling that Apple’s ‌redesigned watches ⁠do not ⁠infringe Masimo patents related to blood-oxygen reading technology.