US tech giant to stop sales!

"Apple strongly disagrees with the order and is pursuing a range of legal and technical options to ensure Apple Watch is available to customers," it added. The company said that if the order is valid, it "will continue to take all measures to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the US as soon as possible." Other models will still be available for purchase, but the import ban will affect Apple Watch Series 6 and newer, and all Apple Watch Ultra models imported after the end of the upcoming review period. But it won't affect sales of the Apple Watch SE, according to Apple. Apple launched the Series 9 phone in September. It features a special S9 chip for faster processing and allows hand gestures to control the watch, thanks in part to an advanced neural engine that processes data from sensors and machine learning.

PATENT DISPUTE WITH MASIMO Apple's decision to pull one of its popular products off the shelf follows an ongoing dispute with medical device maker Masimo over its blood oxygen capability. Apple has routinely marketed its smartwatch as a life-saving device, making the Apple Watch the most popular watch sold worldwide. But its conflict with Masimo threatens to undermine that.

In October, the US International Trade Commission ruled that Apple infringed on Masimo's pulse oximetry patent, which uses light-based technology to read blood-oxygen levels.President Biden has 60 days to review the decision before a ban can take effect.

"PREVENTIVE STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN" "While the review period will not end until December 25, Apple is taking pre-emptive steps to comply if the decision stands," the company said in a statement.

"Apple strongly disagrees with the order and is pursuing a range of legal and technical options to ensure Apple Watch is available to customers," it added. The company said that if the order is valid, it "will continue to take all measures to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the US as soon as possible." Other models will still be available for purchase, but the import ban will affect Apple Watch Series 6 and newer, and all Apple Watch Ultra models imported after the end of the upcoming review period. But it won't affect sales of the Apple Watch SE, according to Apple. Apple launched the Series 9 phone in September. It features a special S9 chip for faster processing and allows hand gestures to control the watch, thanks in part to an advanced neural engine that processes data from sensors and machine learning.