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CTOnews.com, Oct. 24-Apple is suing Masimo Healthcare because the medical technology company itself continues to seek an Apple Watch injunction and claims of patent infringement.

Masimo first sued Apple in 2020, alleging that Apple Watch infringed 10 patents and allegedly stole trade secrets by hiring key people. Subsequently, Masimo sued again in 2021 and specifically pointed out that the sale of Apple Watch Series 6 should be banned because the device infringed five patents on blood oxygen measurement technology.

Apple has filed two lawsuits of its own, accusing Masimo of infringing several patents on its W1 smartwatches, Reuters reported. Apple said it was in the previous lawsuit that Masimo "carefully studied Apple's intellectual property" and obtained confidential information.

CTOnews.com learned that Masimo was accused of infringing a number of utility patents on smartwatches and health monitoring technology. The lawsuits also allege that the company infringed four design patents surrounding the look and feel of the Apple Watch.

Apple also accused Masimo of trying to use a lawsuit to force the Apple Watch out of the market to "make way for Masimo's own watch".

In a statement seen by Reuters, Masimo called Apple's lawsuit "retaliatory" and "seems to be trying to avoid the courts in which both sides have been suing for the past three years."

An Apple spokesman said the lawsuit against Masimo was in the hope that the case would "protect the innovation we promote on behalf of our customers."

"Apple's action today is a desperate attempt by the world's largest company to divert attention from the lawsuit brought against Masimo," Tom McLenahan, executive vice president and general counsel of Masimo, said in a statement. "the fact is that Apple has an established model of stealing intellectual property from competitors rather than fair competition."

Masimo is not the only company suing Apple over Apple Watch's health features. In June 2022, a judge of the International Trade Commission upheld AliveCor's claim that Apple had infringed on its proprietary ECG technology.

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