Apple has been awarded the paltry sum of $250 in damages after a court in the US ruled that wearable tech rival Masimo infringed on two of its smartwatch design patents. However, Apple has failed in its grander bid to try and score a means to overturn the ban on its blood oxygen feature in the US.
As reported by Reuters, Apple took Masimo to court over its W1 and Freedom smartwatches, models which Apple claims willfully violate its patented smartwatch designs. It's part of a much bigger intellectual property spat between the companies that ultimately led to a ban on the blood oxygen feature, which can no longer be shipped on the best Apple Watches in the US as a result.
