Biden Declines to Veto Apple Watch Import Ban

The Biden administration declined to veto a trade court’s decision that could block imports of Apple Watches.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced a ban on imports of Apple’s watch products for infringing on AliveCor patents related to heart monitoring, on Feb 21.
The ITC case was filed under Certain Wearable Electronic Devices With ECG Functionality and Components Thereof, U.S. International Trade Commission, No. 337-TA-1266.
Apple said it would immediately appeal the ITC’s import ban decision, calling its decision a harmful to public health.
AliveCor holds patents for electrocardiogram (ECG) technology in smartwatches containing pulse oximeters, currently used in some of the latest Apple Watch models. The company had prevailed over Apple in December 2022, when the ITC announced a ruling in favor of the heart-monitoring company after hearing its case….}