The Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 have reportedly been banned from sale in the US due to an ongoing patent dispute with medical device company Masimo.
Apple protested this ban and appealed to the International Trade Commission to remove the ban. The company said it was taking every step to get its smartwatches back on US store shelves, but claimed they would be irreparably harmed if the ban continued. The ban was the result of an investigation into Apple's alleged infringement of Masimo's patent.