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Oliver Haslam

Apple Watch ban could be avoided if only Apple was willing to talk, owner of the tech at the heart of a long-running patent battle hints — but its CEO isn't optimistic

Apple Watch Series 9 review.

As Apple gets ready to pull its Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from sale this week, the CEO of the company whose intellectual property it is accused of stealing says he would be willing to do a deal — if only Apple felt the same.

Apple's bombshell news that it will remove its best Apple Watches from sale by the end of the month comes as a deadline looms. The deadline by which the Biden administration can veto an International Trade Commission ban is just days away, and while Masimo's CEO believes Apple's move is a stunt to try and force the president's hand, he says that he would still be willing to talk to Apple about a potential settlement. Although he didn't get into details about how much money would need to change hands to make the matter go away.

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