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The Biden White House has decided not to dispute a ruling by the International Trade Commission (ITC) from December 2022.
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The ruling stated that Apple violated patents from AliveCor and used them inside recent models of the Apple Watch.
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AliveCor claims that Apple used its electrocardiogram technology inside the Apple Watch models without permission.
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The ITC not only ruled for AliveCor, but also put in a cease and desist order against Apple, which means the smartwatch would be banned from being imported into the US.
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The CEO of AliveCor, Priya Abani, has sent out a statement on the Biden Administration's decision not to veto the ITC ruling.
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The cease and desist order has been put on hold, because AliveCor is appealing another decision by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled that those AliveCor patents were unpatentable.
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The new decision against Apple by the Biden Administration puts more pressure on Apple to try to resolve the situation.
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The ban would impact the importation of Apple Watch models into the United States.
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The dispute revolves around Apple's use of AliveCor's electrocardiogram technology without permission.