On Friday (Nov. 14), Apple was hit with bad news concerning its Apple Watches from two different sources: the ongoing Masimo lawsuit and the U.S. government. The company lost a patent lawsuit to Masimo and faces a potential ban from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Reuters reports that a federal jury in California ruled in favor of the medical-monitoring technology company Masimo as part of the long-running patent battle between the two firms. The jury said that Apple must pay $634 million for infringing on a Masimo-owned patent covering blood-oxygen monitoring technology.

Masimo called the verdict a “significant win in our ongoing efforts to protect our innovations and intellectual property,” in a statement.

An Apple spokesperson told Reuters that the company plans to app

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