Masimo has spent $100M in Apple Watch patent infringement fight

Masimo's legal battle with Apple has so far cost the company about $100 million, but its CEO says it won't stop until Apple changes how it deals with smaller companies.


The ITC import and sales ban of the Apple Watch in the United States was a short but important win for Masimo, the company that claims Apple infringes on its blood oxygen sensing patents. Despite the major albeit brief ban of Apple Watch sales, Masimo still intends to keep going against Apple to prove a point.

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Saturday, CEO Joe Kiani declared that the fight has so far seen Masimo spend "around $100 million" fighting Apple over its technology.


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