After confronting Banning the sale of last generation Apple Watch models in the USABy order of the International Trade Commission (ITC), Apple appealed this decision. The response came just hours after the company withdrew the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models as a sanction for alleged patent infringement.

According to the information shared by The Verge, Apple also requested an immediate suspension of the ban for at least two weeksUntil a decision is made on redesigned versions of the banned models.

Apple is doing everything to sell the Apple Watch again

According to the statement published by Reuters, A.Apple opposed the decision of the US International Trade Commission He assured that he would take every precaution to put the models back on sale.

We strongly disagree with the USITC’s decision and the resulting exclusion order and are taking every step to return the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to US customers as quickly as possible.

The ban on Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra models was later reinforced The ITC found that Apple infringed on technology company Masimo’s patented blood oxygen saturation technology.

In addition, The company confirmed that it is exploring both legal and technical options to continue importing the most advanced smartwatchesIncluding submitting redesigns of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches for US Customs approval.

Meanwhile, in today’s filing, Apple’s lawyers say the $3 trillion company “We will suffer irreparable damage” If the models remain on the shelves during legal proceedings.

To date, Apple has removed the offending Watch models from its online store and Apple Stores. The cheaper Apple Watch SE, which was not part of the decision, remains on sale, but the ban affects Apple Watch Series 6 and later and all Apple Watch Ultra models.

According to JP Morgan’s estimates, the consequences of discontinuing sales of the latest Apple Watch models in the US will represent 1% of the annual sales of the company with the bitten apple logo.

Therefore, Apple rushed to find an urgent solution. So far, it is known that the company is working on the watchOS 10 update to change the blood oxygen function (SpO2) algorithms and change the way it presents data in order to avoid the alleged infringement of Masimo patents and return the Apple Watch to the market.