Apple Suddenly Halts Sales of Some Watches

Apple is halting U.S. sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against the company amid a patent dispute.

Online sales of the two products via Apple.com will stop on Dec. 21, while in-store sales will stop on Dec. 24, the iPhone manufacturer said in a statement to several news outlets on Monday.

"A Presidential Review Period is in progress regarding an order from the U.S. International Trade Commission on a technical intellectual property dispute pertaining to Apple Watch devices containing the Blood Oxygen feature," Apple said in the statement. "While the review period will not end until December 25, Apple is preemptively taking steps to comply should the ruling stand. This includes pausing sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from Apple.com starting December 21, and from Apple retail locations after December 24."


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