Apple halting sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatch over patent dispute

Apple on Monday announced it would pause sales of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the U.S. starting this week while it deals with a patent dispute involving the smartwatches’ blood oxygen sensor.

Apple’s decision comes after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in October that it could block the company from importing Apple Watches after it found the devices violate patent rights belonging to Masimo, a medical technolog