A couple of days after the Apple Watch ban in the U.S. took effect‚ the company won a bid to pause this sanction thanks to an emergency request to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to halt ITC's decision that Apple had infringed Masimo's patent. In the document‚ the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says the commission "respectfully requests a five-day extension from January 5‚ 2024‚ to January 10‚ 2024‚ to file its response" to the motion for a stay pending appeal. That said‚ "while the interim stay is in effect‚ Apple must comply with the same bond requirements set forth by the Commission in the Remedial Orders governing the Presidential Review Period." At this time‚ it's unclear if Apple will resume Apple Watch sales or if it's waiting for a final decision. Background Last week‚ Apple announced it would comply with the International Trade Commission‚ which agreed with Masimo Corp that the Cupertino firm was infringing two of Masimo's blood oxygen patents. At the time‚ Apple said it would halt Apple Watch online sales on December 21 and physical sales on December 24. The company's last resort was for the Biden Administration to revoke the ITC's ruling‚ which didn't happen. Today‚ Bloomberg's Mark Gurman published a story explaining how a 10-year-old email might have led to the Apple Watch ban. According to the journalist‚ about ten years ago‚ before the Apple Watch was even announced‚ Stanford engineering Marcelo Lamego sent a late-night email to Tim Cook saying: “I strongly believe that we can develop the new wave of technology that will make Apple the No. 1 brand in the medical‚ fitness and wellness market.” A few weeks later‚ Lamego was hired by Apple. In a few months‚ he filed about a dozen patents on sensors and blood-oxygen algorithms from a wearable device. Then‚ in July 2014‚ he left the company. As reported by Bloomberg‚ this email‚ in addition to the patents from Lamego‚ led Masimo to sue Apple. Even though these patents were published years before Apple introduced the blood oxygen sensor with the Apple Watch Series 6‚ this is the reason why Cupertino is facing this issue now. BGR will keep updating this story as we learn more about the future of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 sales in the U.S. Don't Miss: Apple Watch Series 9: Release date‚ price‚ colors‚ watchOS 10‚ and more The post Apple Watch import ban paused by US appeals court appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals‚ offers &; coupons 2023: Get $400+ free M2 MacBook Air 15-inch hits new all-time low of $999‚ a $300 discount Trending Right Now: Over 7‚000 U.S. dealerships have signed up to offer the instant $7‚500 federal EV tax credit Carol &; the End of the World is a heartwarming new Netflix series about the apocalypse A 10-year-old email might have led to the Apple Watch ban in 2023