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Apple Watch might be banned from US import
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So a decision by the US International Trade Commission to block Apple Watch imports
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or reportedly received a go ahead from the Biden administration this week
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That would be a devastating decision except that the ITC's ruling is based on Apple Watch
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violating patents owned by AliveCore. And the US Patent Office has ruled
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that those patents are invalid. The Biden administration has the option to overrule the ITC
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but chose not to according to Reuters. But that's not the end of the story. Also in December of 2022
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the US Patent and Trade Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled that the AliveCore patents at the heart
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oh, see what they did there? Of the dispute are invalid because they are unpatentable
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AKA you can't just patent the question mark, it already exists. AliveCore is appealing and the ITC put its ban
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on the US import of Apple Watch on hold pending the appeal
