Masimo CEO open to settling with Apple over blood oxygen sensing patents
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Masimo CEO open to settling with Apple over blood oxygen sensing patents
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 5:02 pm10 Comments
Masimo CEO Joe Kiani, head of the medical device maker that forced Apple to the brink of a ban on Apple Watch sales in the U.S., says Massimo is open to settling with the Cupertino Colossus.
Mark Gurman and Caroline Hyde for Bloomberg News:
The executive, speaking Tuesday on Bloomberg TV, said the “short answer is yes,” when asked if he’d settle, but he declined to say how much money he’d seek from Apple. Kiani said he would “work with them to improve their product.”
“They haven’t called,” he said. “It takes two to tango.”
The International Trade Commission ruled earlier this year that the Apple Watch violates two Masimo patents related to blood-oxygen sensing. The ITC imposed an import ban on the Ultra 2 and Series 9 models that goes into effect Dec. 25.
The restriction only applies to Apple’s own retail channels. Best Buy Co., Target Corp. and other resellers can continue to offer the products. But it’s put Apple in the unusual situation of having to pull a big moneymaker off its shelves during the all-important holiday season…
The medical industry veteran said he last spoke to Apple in 2013, when the iPhone maker discussed acquiring his company or hiring him to help with its in-house technology efforts. Any settlement talks would need to include an “honest dialogue” and an apology, he said.
An Apple spokesperson said that the ruling from the ITC is erroneous and should be reversed. The company plans to appeal the decision.
MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote earlier today, “If the ITC ruling is not vetoed, and a hardware change is required, expect Apple to pay up and settle this imbroglio with an offer that Masimo cannot refuse.”
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