
On Friday (Nov. 14), Apple was hit with bad news concerning its Apple Watches from two different sources: the ongoing Masimo lawsuit and the U.S. government. The company lost a patent lawsuit to Masimo and faces a potential ban from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Reuters reports that a federal jury in California ruled in favor of the medical-monitoring technology company Masimo as part of the long-running patent battle between the two firms. The jury said that Apple must pay $634 million for infringing on a Masimo-owned patent covering blood-oxygen monitoring technology.