Arrr! Me hearties, the scallywag US Customs be sayin' that the fancy new Apple Watches be free from import ban! Yo-ho-ho!
2024-01-15
Arrr, me hearties! Listen up, ye scurvy dogs! 'Tis been declared by a landlubber law enforcement agency that Apple, the mighty AAPL.O, can change its design to bypass a pesky import ban on their fancy new Apple Watch models. This ban be related to some patent quarrel with Masimo, a medical-monitoring technology company. The ban, decreed by the U.S. International Trade Commission, be affecting Apple's Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches, but fear not, me maties! Apple be the trickiest of the lot and has managed to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals... savvy?
Arrr, mateys! Gather 'round and listen to this tale of high seas drama and technological trickery. It seems that Apple, the mighty tech giant, has found a way to outsmart the law enforcement agency in the land of the free. Aye, they have discovered a cunning redesign that allows them to bypass the import ban on their newer Apple Watch models.This whole affair began with a dispute between Apple and Masimo, a medical-monitoring technology company. The scallywags at Masimo accused Apple of infringing upon their patents, and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a ban on the import of Apple's Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches.
But fear not, for Apple is not one to be easily defeated. They set forth on a quest to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals that their redesigned watches should be exempt from the ban. And, lo and behold, their persuasive powers prevailed! The court ruled in favor of Apple, allowing them to sail past the ban and continue importing their newer watch models.
Now, ye may be wondering, how did Apple manage this mighty feat? Alas, the court filing does not reveal the exact details of their redesign. But perhaps it involved the installation of secret compartments, invisible to the naked eye, wherein the forbidden technology is cleverly hidden. Or mayhaps they enlisted the help of a mystical sorcerer to cast a spell of invisibility upon their watches, rendering them undetectable by the prying eyes of the law.
Whatever the case may be, Apple has emerged victorious in this battle of wits and patents. They have proven once again that no ban, no matter how daunting, can stand in their way. So raise a glass of rum, me hearties, and toast to the ingenuity of the mighty Apple! Arrr!