Apple will pause U.S. Apple Watch sales starting December 21

Apple will be stopping sales of the Apple Watch in the United States, in order to comply with an ITC ruling in its patent infringement dispute with Masimo.With the Apple Watch import ban in the United States set to start from Christmas Day, Apple is bracing itself for the ban being upheld by the Biden administration.Confirmed to AppleInsider, it is putting a hold on sales of its newest models from December 21 from the online Apple Store. For Apple Stores, sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 will stop after December 24.In a statement, Apple acknowledges that the Presidential Review Period is in progress. It also notes that the review period doesn't end until December 25, and so it is preemptively taking steps to comply with a ban. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums