Apple has filed a lawsuit against medical tech company Masimo in a Delaware federal court. Apple alleges that the Masimo’s W1 watch copies the design and functionality of the Apple Watch.
Masimo largely sells devices for hospitals to manage patient care, and earlier this year it bought Sound United, a holding company whose brands include Denon and Polk Audio. In August, Masimo also announced its release of a health watch, the W1, which includes many similar health sensors the Apple Watch has.
An Apple spokesperson said in a statement that it hoped the suit would “protect the innovations we advance on behalf of our customers.”
Masimo sued Apple in 2020, claiming the iPhone maker had stolen its trade secrets and infringed its patents, including for measuring heart rate and blood-oxygen levels. Last year, it also asked the US government to halt imports of Apple Watches that violate its patents.
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Masimo has a market cap of about $7B. It probably has some valuable medical-related intellectual property that would fit nicely with some of Apple’s aspirations. A purchase might be smarter than a law suit.
Won’t win. That’s the problem with essential design that looks ideally created for its purpose. It appears to be obvious and therefore not defendable in court. Apple tried this with the slab of glass and steel phone. Didn’t work. A slab of glass and steel Watch with two buttons won’t work either.
There goes Apple again, thinking they own rectangles with rounded corners!
Hey AppleCynic, at least we know you’re the owner of low brain activity. No-one wants to sue you for that, you’re welcome to keep those low levels. You worked hard to destroy those cells, you are richly reaping the rewards of being a dim wit. Not too bright, I know, but that’s you.
So rather than try and refute what he said, you default to insults?
There is no point in attempting to educate someone who has severe learning disabilities and demonstrated an incomprehensible level of stupidity with every post.
And for you libturds who won’t understand, the person I was referring to is cynic
Weren’t you that pesky critter in a Dr. Seuss book?
Apple needs to sue your ass, AppleCnutnyc, but you’re just not worth it.
…says Sam the conservaturd, who only opens his mouth to change feet.
Reminder: Attempts at insults from idiots as stupid as veritas mean less than dog shit
Sam, anyone who hurls insults at others, and then complains about receiving insults directed at them is a unique type of psychopath.
(Spoiler alert: that’s not a compliment)
veritas, apparently you are even too fucking stupid to understand the concept of “complaining.”
There was not a single word of complaint in my comment, just a reminder that attempts at insults from idiots, as stupid as you, mean less than dog shit.
Actually, I take great pleasure from attempts at insults from lubturds. Because if I agreed with libturds, I would have shit for brains too.
Is there no limit to your stupidity? I guess your vote for a lying, corrupt, racist dementia patient and ho show there is no limit.
Sam / refmyheart:
Clearly you have NO brains at all, and the more you protest, the more you manage to prove it.
Veritas, even by libturd standards, you are a particularly stupid motherfucker. Are you and cynic twin idiots?
Said by the idiot that doesn’t even know what ““complaining” is. LOLOLOLOL
Another one!
Where the man in the yellow hat?
English, Motherfucker. Do you speak it?
Too stupid to form a simple sentence.
Good enough for ya.
Wow – the discourse on this thread is epic… assuming it was a bunch of fifth graders yelling at each other during recess. Grow up kids. Please?
Reminding libturds of their stupidity is vital because not only are they dumb as shit, they have terrible memories.
They forget about:
-low gas prices
-booming economy
-booming stock market
-low inflation
-accurate elections
Reminding libturds of their stupidity is a public service.
Italy suits you. For as long as that lasts. Hurry, you may have 2 months, pack your brown shirt.
WTF are you drooling about? What drugs are you on?
Try to keep up…
That’s your reply, Applecynic? You really are an idiot
Shhhh… the door knob is laughing at you.