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Judge Upholds $634M Verdict Over Apple Watch

7/22/2026

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  • U.S. District Judge James V. Selna denied Apple’s request to overturn a $634 million verdict, upholding the jury’s infringement finding.
  • The November 2025 jury concluded that Apple Watch heart-rate monitoring and notification features infringed Masimo’s pulse-oximetry patent.
  • Apple said Masimo does not sell consumer products, its patents have been invalidated, and the patent expired in 2022.
  • Apple announced it will appeal the ruling.