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Redesign approved for Apple Watch to overcome import ban

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

Apple has received approval to change the way its smartwatches function so the company can overcome the Apple Watch ban imposed by a US court.

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  1. CNN

    Apple has an approved fix to get around the Watch ban. Customers may not like it (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Apple has received approval to change the way its smartwatches function so the company can overcome the Apple Watch ban imposed by a US court. The fix would eliminate a feature Apple has marketed as a way for customers to monitor their health.

  2. NBC News

    Apple can use redesign to bypass import ban on Apple Watches, U.S. Customs says (opens NBC News)

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    Apple had argued that a proposed redesign would moot findings that the watches infringe blood-oxygen reading patents belonging to Masimo.

  3. The Guardian

    Redesigned Apple Watch not subject to import ban, US officials determine (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Import ban applies to Apple’s Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches and stems from patent infringement dispute with Masimo

  4. New York Post

    Redesigned Apple Watches not subject to import ban, US Customs says (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection determined on Friday that Apple can use a redesign to bypass an import ban on newer Apple Watch models stemming from its patent infringement dispute with medical-…

  5. ABC 12 Flint

    Apple has an approved fix to get around the watch ban (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Apple has received approval to change the way its smartwatches function so the company can overcome the Apple Watch ban imposed by a US court. The fix would eliminate a

  6. Forbes

    Apple Can Sell Redesigned Watches Despite Import Ban (opens Forbes)

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    A ban on some Apple watches went into effect last month, after an October ruling found the watches’ pulse oximeter technology infringed on another company’s patent—though an appeals court has since paused the sales ban.

  7. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Redesign approved for Apple Watch to overcome import ban (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Apple has received approval to change the way its smartwatches function so the company can overcome the Apple Watch ban imposed by a US court.

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