by Background of the Dispute
Before the dispute, back in 2014, Apple allegedly “poached” Masimo’s chief medical officer and several of its employees before the launch of the Apple Watch in 2015.
On January 9, 2020, Masimo filed the first complaint against Apple at the California Central District Court (Masimo Corporation et al. v. Apple Inc. CDCA-8-20-cv-00048), accusing Apple of stealing its trade secrets and infringing on 12 of its patents. Apple followed suit with PTAB petitions of all 12 patents-in-suit.
Over a year later, on June 29, 2021, Masimo filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (Certain Light-Based Physiological Measurement Devices and Components Thereof ITC-337-TA-1276) accusing Apple of infringing on five of its patents and seeking an import ban, seeking to
