Masimo sues US Customs over approval of Apple Watch imports


FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past an Apple logo at an Apple store in Paris, France, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Medical monitoring technology company Masimo sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday over a decision by the agency that allowed Apple to import Apple Watches with blood-oxygen reading technology during a patent dispute between the companies.

Masimo said in the lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court that Customs improperly determined that Apple can import watches with pulse oximetry technology, reversing its owndecision from last year without notifying Masimo.

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