International Trade Commission news and trends

Apple Appeals Smartwatch Ban After White House Refuses to Intervene
Apple // December 26, 2023

Apple is appealing a ban that threatens its $17 billion smartwatch business. The tech giant filed a challenge to the ban imposed by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) — the result of a patent dispute — at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...

Apple Stops Online Sales and Repairs of Smartwatches in Patent Dispute
Apple // December 21, 2023

Apple stopped selling its latest smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, in its online store Thursday (Dec. 21) due on to an ongoing patent dispute. The company will no longer provide repair services for out-of-warranty watch models either, Bloomberg reported...

Apple Falls Short in Bid to Stop Watch Ban
Apple // December 21, 2023

The federal government will not let Apple delay an upcoming ban on Apple Watch imports. The International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday (Dec. 20) denied the company’s appeal of an earlier ruling that would block sales of the two latest iterations of its smartwatch. That ban will likely go into effect...

Apple Faces Possible Watch Import Ban Following Government Ruling
Apple // October 29, 2023

Apple faces a potential ban on importing its watch following a recent trade commission ruling. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an order last week that found that Apple’s watch violates medical technology company Masimo’s patent rights, Masimo said in a Thursday (Oct. 26) news release....

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Apple Wins Legal Victory as Court Lifts Watch Ban

December 27, 2023
Apple can resume selling its latest smartwatches in spite of a recent import ban. A federal appeals court on Wednesday (Dec. 27) paused that ban, CNBC reported, allowing the tech giant to once again sell its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches. The ban went into place last week following a ruling by the International Trade Commission […]

Apple Appeals Smartwatch Ban After White House Refuses to Intervene

December 26, 2023
Apple is appealing a ban that threatens its $17 billion smartwatch business. The tech giant filed a challenge to the ban imposed by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) — the...

Apple Stops Online Sales and Repairs of Smartwatches in Patent Dispute

December 21, 2023
Apple stopped selling its latest smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, in its online store Thursday (Dec. 21) due on to an ongoing patent dispute....

Apple Falls Short in Bid to Stop Watch Ban

December 21, 2023
The federal government will not let Apple delay an upcoming ban on Apple Watch imports. The International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday (Dec. 20) denied the company’s appeal of an earlier ruling that would block sales...