Apple has made a breakthrough in its legal dispute with Masimo, which forced it to recall Apple Watch models with blood oxygen sensors due to its patent infringement battle. Unable to sell its devices for hours, the US Federal Court of Appeals responded in favor of Apple’s objection and lifted the measure affecting the company’s smart watches.

The result in favor of Apple will be valid until January 12, When the International Trade Commission (USITC) confirms whether the software update offered a few days ago will fix the problem or, on the contrary, it is necessary to take other measures.

Apple makes time for Apple Watch

This Tuesday, Apple requested a delay in the ban until Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could evaluate whether redesigned versions of its watches could be considered.It infringed Masimo’s patents, which did not include the technology in dispute.

In October this year, The USITC determined that Apple infringed two patents owned by medical device manufacturer Masimo Corporation. Likewise, those who bit the apple were accused of persistently stalking key personnel and taking other measures to steal technology they had developed to measure blood oxygen levels.

In a statement on Tuesday, Apple said: “We strongly disagree with the USITC’s decision and the resulting exclusion order, and we are taking every step to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the United States as quickly as possible.”

In the meantime, we are waiting for a definitive solution. At least Apple will be able to avoid the worst economic forecasts. 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.

The solution currently known to Apple proposes a new watchOS 10 update to change the algorithms of blood oxygen function (SpO2), change the way it presents data and avoid the alleged infringement of Masimo patents.

This ban only affected sales of the device in the United StatesFor now, all users of these devices in other parts of the world continue to have the option to update, just in time to start the new year.