Apple Ceases Sales of Latest Smartwatches Amid Patent Dispute

Apple has announced that it will halt sales of its latest smartwatches, including the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, due to a patent dispute over the devices' blood-oxygen sensor. The move comes after a federal trade agency found that Apple violated the patent of medical technology company Masimo. Apple has decided to preemptively stop sales while pursuing legal and technical options to ensure availability to customers. Sales of the smartwatches will continue outside of the U.S. Apple has also accused Masimo of stealing patented features from Apple for its own smartwatch.