Apple has lost its legal bid to halt an import ban on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S., as both models are set to be pulled from its online store in the country on Thursday.
As reported by The Verge, the International Trade Commission (ITC) has denied Apple’s bid to get the ban halted while both parties await the outcome of an appeal against a ruling that states Apple infringed on Blood Oxygen monitoring patents held by Masimo. It means that, save a Presidential veto from the White House by December 25, Apple will be officially banned from importing the device for sale into the country from December 26. Apple announced this week it would stop selling both offending models in anticipation of the ban. Both are set to be removed from Apple.com on Thursday and will be removed from its brick-and-mortar stores after December 24.
