And why would Masimo settle with Apple unless it’s the money 💰 they want? Masimo has the upper hand 🖐️ here as they have won all the Big main Lawsuits. This recent one is only for a measly $250 lol 😂
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Apple Wins Symbolic $250 in Masimo Watch Patent Trial
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I'm sure that all the money that Masimo had to spend defending themselves is what the accounting department is worrying about.
I don’t think $250 means anything to either company. Masimo got a ban on imports of Apple Watches and Apple is completely silent on the issue. Apple should stop being a bully and pay up for the patent use.
Just assign Apple Intelligence to the problem. Done and done! Wait...
Blackrock, Vanguard, and Politan are the biggest shareholders. Politan is private equity, but the other two are publicly traded.
No, but lawsuits aren't good. Too many of them can and will logjam normal business routines and distract a company from minding the store, as it were. And too many of them all at once can make the big investors skittish.
Masimo can’t continue to use the design, so faced with a redesign vs cross licensing they may decide to settle and let Apple use theirs in exchange for using Apple’s. The money was never the endgame, IMHO. Sue us, and we’ll just dig into our patent portfolio to see which you are violating; so you have to ask yourself “how much money are you willing to waste on lawsuits?”
Yeah, Apple execs should be losing sleep. This should be an included feature. Competing watches by Samsung have it. Settle with the company and quit being a bully.
Better headline: Apple out tens of thousands in legal fees after winning $250 patent case
He’s just a spokesperson. Give him a slack.Does this spokesperson also defend Apple's infringement of Masimo's patent? 🤣
Apple Watch Infringed Masimo's Pulse Oximetry Patent, US Judge Rules
Apple infringed on one of medical technology company Masimo's pulse oximeter patents when it launched Apple Watch models that use light sensors...www.macrumors.com
Also wilfully and deliberately destroy countless devs app ideas and incorporate them into their own, thus shutting down said devs because of massive unmatched integration advantage on Apple side.
Apple was not, is not, and will never be a saint. They will never learn.
We are talking an ornamental design violation here. Masimo can simply change the back of their watch and charging puck from circular to a square shape. Issue resolved.
Apple is violating Masimo’s fundamental SpO2 design using diodes and photoreceptors. That’s a completely different situation.
There’s no comparison. Masimo has successfully worked with Fitbit, Garmin, and countless others on licensing. Apple tried playing hardball by not paying up and clearly failed.
You may have missed that Masimo already changed the design, the dispute is about a discontinued model.
I guess thats similar. So apple owns omnidirectional charging tech great.
I'm sure you have a list of examples that illustrate this. If not, then it is as I feared: Pure propaganda.
masimo already abandoned that design, hence why the patent violation only applies to a discontinued model and none of their existing product. thats why the article stated a mere symbolic victory and nothing else.
I'm trying to find out if I buy a Series 10 in Canada and have it shipped here, will the o2 sensor work. I have the series 9, and I have no interest in loosing a feature.
you mean apple messed with masimo, apple was the one found guilty of infringement.
Yes, Apple may have only won $250 but that’s not the victory. They forced them to spend hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of dollars to defend this case. Sure they got some publicity, but I don’t see it appealing to anyone other than someone who has bitter feelings about Apple.
I suspect shareholders don’t want to lose their investment if the company goes under so they forced out the CEO. They could make billions working with Apple developing this technology or much less trying to be a thorn in their side
To get money out of it. Their patents expire relatively soon (in just over 3 years), not long enough left to make a lot on them on new products themselves, if they want to realize a major windfall before they expire they need Apple to pay them
So even if this $250 absurd token decision is unrelated to the Sp02 sensor situation, why doesn’t the article at least mention how this is the same company that made the blood oxygen sensor disabled in the USA? Am I wrong about that? So confusing, why that feature was just disabled and remains so, for so long now… 😵💫
EDIT: it seems the article does mention that now, somewhat, perhaps I missed it or they added it… still a weird situation to try to wrap one’s head around… Thanks @JPack for the image and info.
EDIT: it seems the article does mention that now, somewhat, perhaps I missed it or they added it… still a weird situation to try to wrap one’s head around… Thanks @JPack for the image and info.
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