Apple
got
a
mixed
victory
in
a
patent
infringement
lawsuit
against
medical
device
maker
Masimo.
On
Friday,
a
federal
jury
determined
that
Masimo
had
infringed
on
some
Apple
patents,
and
as
part
of
the
verdict,
Apple
was
awarded
$250
—
yes,
just
$250
—
as
a
statutory
remedy
for
Masimo’s
infringement.
$250
is
the
statutory
minimum
damages
for
the
alleged
infringement
and
Apple
had
sought
that
figure,
Bloomberg
Law
reports.
“We’re
not
here
for
the
money,”
Apple
attorney
John
Desmarais
said
to
jurors
in
closing
arguments,
according
to
the
publication.
Masimo’s
W1
smartwatch,
Freedom
smartwatch,
and
health
module
infringed
on
one
patent,
while
Masimo’s
charger
infringed
on
another,
per
the
verdict
form.
The
jury
also
found
that
Masimo’s
infringement
was
willful.
Earlier
this
year,
Apple
stopped
selling
the
Apple
Watch
Series
9
and
Ultra
2
with
blood
oxygen
features
in
the
US
following
an
International
Trade
Commission
ruling
that
Apple
infringed
on
Masimo
patents
for
pulse
oximetry.
The
recently-launched
Apple
Watch
Series
10
lacks
them,
too.
(Originally posted by Jay Peters)
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