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Apple watch: US upholds ban on sale over patent dispute

Apple cannot sell two of its smartwatch models while it fights a legal battle over patents.

The tech giant was earlier allowed to sell its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches while proceedings were ongoing - but a US appeals court has since reversed that decision. Masimo and spin-off Cercacor have accused the iPhone giant of poaching key staff and taking other steps to steal technology it developed to measure oxygen levels in the blood. Masimo's founder and chief executive Joe Kiani said the ruling showed that "even the largest and most powerful companies must respect the intellectual rights of American inventors and must deal with the consequences when they are caught infringing others' patents".

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