By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A Delaware jury has found smartwatch maker Masimo guilty of infringing Apple’s Apple Watch patents on health technology, but limited it to only older smartwatch models that are no longer sold, and awarded the firm the least damages it legally could.Apple and Masimo’s legal battles have now taken a small step forwardIn the suit just decided, Apple accused Masimo in 2022 of infringing two of its own design patents to “make way for its own watch.” The jury has now found Masimo guilty of the charge for Masimo’s former Freedom and W1 smartwatches, but said the company was not guilty of infringement on any current products.It awarded Apple a token $250 in damages, the legal minimum for infringement. Apple’s attorneys had sought a sales injunction against current Masimo products it said were infringing Apple’s patents, but that charge was denied by the jury, Reuters has reported. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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