Jury awards Apple $250 in design patent lawsuit against Masimo | CNN Business

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Apple convinced a federal jury on Friday that health monitoring tech company Masimo’s smartwatches infringe two of its design patents.

The jury, in Delaware, agreed with Apple that Masimo’s W1 and Freedom watches and chargers willfully violated Apple’s patent rights in smartwatch designs, awarding the tech giant $250 in damages. Apple’s attorneys told the court the “ultimate purpose” of its lawsuit was to win an injunction against sales of Masimo’s smartwatches after an infringement ruling.

The jury also determined that Masimo’s watches did not infringe Apple patents covering smartwatch inventions that the tech giant had accused Masimo of copying.

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