Apple granted motion for interim stay in Watch fight with ITC, Masimo

Apple (AAPL) submitted a motion to stay, pending appeal, the International Trade Commission’s limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist order on some of its popular smartwatches following a patent dispute with medical-technology company Masimo (MASI) and moved for an interim stay of the Remedial Orders pending a ruling on the motion to stay, according to an order posted to the site of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The court granted the motion for an interim stay “to the extent that the Remedial Orders are temporarily stayed and the government is directed not to enforce the Remedial Orders until further notice while the court considers the motion for a stay pending appeal,” the order dated December 27 states. “While the interim stay is in effect, Apple must comply with the same bond requirements set forth by the Commission in the Remedial Orders governing the Presidential Review Period. The Commission’s request for a five-day extension, from January 5, 2024, to January 10, 2024, is granted. Opposition to the motion to stay pending appeal is due no later than January 10, 2024, and any reply in support is due no later than January 15, 2024,” the order added.