Intellectual Property
Jan. 28, 2025
Apple defends against Masimo's trade secret claims after sealed trial
Apple denies stealing Masimo's pulse oximetry tech in court. Masimo claims Apple poached an expert for secrets. The case hinges on whether Apple misused confidential information from a former Masimo employee.
Attorneys defending Apple Inc. in a five-year trade secret dispute over alleged stolen pulse oximetry technology argued Masimo Corp. failed to prove any misappropriation during the companies' mostly sealed bench trial last year.
However, attorneys for Masimo argued the evidence proved that Apple strategically poached a particular Masimo employee - who specialized in the trade secret and worked for Apple for less than a year - to extract the technology and incorporate it into A...
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