Apple Watch Import Rulings in Masimo Suit Defended by US Customs

US Customs and Border Protection said its rulings earlier this year allowing imports of redesigned Apple Watches don’t conflict because the watches alone don’t infringe Masimo Corp.’s patents.

The agency laid out its arguments in a supplemental brief filed Friday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, after Judge Ana C. Reyes ordered it to address Masimo’s claim that its January and August rulings contradicted each other. Masimo’s Aug. 20 suit accused CBP of gutting a US International Trade Commission import ban on Apple Watches that infringe its patented heart-monitoring technology, while raising broader questions about CBP’s ...