软餐获悉，由于涉嫌侵犯一项专利，苹果最近在美国停售了新发布的 Watch Series 9 和 Watch Ultra 2 智能手表。当时的裁决由美国国际贸易委员会（International Trade Commission）做出。现在拜登政府决定不推翻这项裁决。这意味着苹果仍需在美国停售这两款手表。美国贸易代表（戴琪/Katherine Tai）办公室在声明中称：“2023 年 10 月 26 日，美国国际贸易委员会发现 Apple， Inc. 侵犯了总部位于美国的 Masimo Corporation 和 Cercacor Laboratories， Inc. 拥有的两项专利…… 经过慎重协商，戴大使决定不推翻国贸委员会的决定，国际贸易委员会的决定于 2023 年 12 月 26 日成为最终决定。”
苹果的预算型手表 Apple Watch SE 不受禁令影响。该决定也不影响亚马逊等第三方零售商销售智能手表。
Apple recently halted the sales of its newly released Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States due to alleged patent infringement. The decision was made by the International Trade Commission (ITC) of the United States. The Biden administration has now decided not to overturn this ruling. This means that Apple will still be required to halt the sales of these two watches in the United States.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), led by Katherine Tai, stated in a declaration:
On October 26, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission found that Apple, Inc. infringed two patents owned by Masimo Corporation and Cercacor Laboratories, Inc, both based in the United States… After careful consultations, Ambassador Tai decided not to reverse the ITC’s determination and the ITC’s decision became final on December 26, 2023.
The budget-friendly Apple Watch SE is not affected by the ban. This decision also does not impact third-party retailers like Amazon from selling smartwatches.
