The International Trade Commission ruled in October that Apple violates Masimo patents and would need to halt sales of infringing devices. The patents relate to an Apple Watch app that allows the device to calculate a person’s blood oxygen saturation. The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 generate the vast majority of the company’s watch sales. That suggests that the Apple Watch disruption could be the difference between revenue growing for the first time in a year or declining again. Already, the company’s sales have dropped for four straight quarters the longest such streak in two decades.

Source: CNN December 18, 2023 19:13 UTC