An Apple Watch ban is still on the table in a patent case involving Apple and AliveCor, as President Ban did not veto an ITC decision.
. Presidents seldom veto these decisions, although President Obama vetoed an ITC ruling that would have led to an iPhone Ban.of the decision from the Office of the US Trade Representative on Tuesday. The USTR said Biden’s decision to uphold the ITC ruling was made by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Presidents typically delegate ITC matters to their top trade officials.
However, it’s not a clear win for AliveCor. The company has other pressing matters to resolve before it can take advantage of the ITC decision. The ITC Apple Watch ban order is on hold because the Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently ruled that AliveCor’s patents are invalid.Apple Watch SE lacks EKG and Blood Oxygen features. Image source: Christian de Looper for BGR
An Apple Watch ban seems extremely unlikely. Even if AliveCor prevails at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and then beats Apple. What’s more likely to happen is for Apple and AliveCor to negotiate a settlement where Apple would pay royalties for the EKG tech.
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