Masimo Corporation et al v. Apple Inc.

  1. October 31, 2024

    IP Forecast: Another Apple Watch Trial Kicks Off In California

    Apple and Masimo will face off next week in their long-running feud over whether the tech giant misappropriated Masimo's trade secrets for some of the health-monitoring features used in newer versions of the Apple Watch. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  2. October 24, 2024

    IP Forecast: Inhibrx Co-Founder Faces Biotech Secrets Trial

    A Wilmington federal jury next week will hear a trade secrets lawsuit that accuses a biotech executive of helping himself to confidential information about cancer treatment antibodies while being employed as an expert in an unrelated $200 million arbitration proceeding. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  3. October 08, 2024

    Apple Loses Bid For Jury Trial In Masimo Trade Secrets Fight

    A California federal judge on Monday granted Masimo's request for a bench trial to address its trade secrets claims against Apple, noting that bench trials are almost always granted in situations where the plaintiff is seeking only equitable relief, and Apple hasn't convinced the court to deviate from that norm.

  4. August 26, 2024

    Masimo, Apple Fight Over Jury Hearing Trade Secrets Claims

    After a California jury deadlocked last year in Masimo's high-stakes intellectual property case against Apple over the way the latter company's watches are programmed to monitor blood oxygen, the medical technology contractor says it wants a bench trial to address its trade secrets claims next time around, but Apple is opposing that move.

  5. August 08, 2024

    Apple Wins Bid For 2 Trials In IP Dispute With Masimo

    A California federal judge will hold separate trials on Masimo Corp.'s trade secrets and patent claims over the Apple Watch, siding with Apple Inc. and rejecting Masimo's request for one later trial on all the issues, in a case with potentially billions of dollars at stake.

  6. July 18, 2024

    Apple Wants 2 Trials In Masimo Trade Secrets And Patent Row

    Apple has told a California federal judge that a November retrial in Masimo's suit against it should only cover claims including trade secrets that led to a mistrial last year after Masimo sought $1.85 billion, and that Masimo's patent claims should be tried later.

  7. February 22, 2024

    IP Forecast: Samsung Eyes Ex-Attys' Litigation Funder Chats

    Samsung plans to ask a Texas court to force a patent litigation business to disclose communications with litigation funders ahead of a trial next month over whether the tech giant's former in-house counsel stole trade secrets. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  8. December 20, 2023

    ITC Rejects Apple's Bid To Put Apple Watch Ban On Hold

    The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday denied Apple's request to stay an order that will soon halt imports of Apple Watch models found to infringe Masimo Corp. patents, unless it is vetoed by the White House.

  9. December 06, 2023

    Fed. Circ. Wrestles With Apple Bid To Ax More Masimo Patents

    Federal Circuit judges on Wednesday questioned Apple Inc.'s contention that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board wrongly upheld the validity of two Masimo Corp. patents on technology for measuring oxygen in the blood, which Apple is accused of infringing in a California case.

  10. May 23, 2023

    Apple Says Masimo Can't Revive Biz Trade Secrets In IP Row

    Apple urged a California federal judge Monday to deny Masimo's bid to revive its business trade secrets claim in a dispute over the Apple Watch's health features, arguing his order "correctly summarized" their scope, and that it wasn't "uncommon for courts to summarize wordy purported trade secrets" when issuing orders.