The Apple Watch stolen concept has become the headlines of media online as Masimo claims that apple stole their concept of a health monitoring portable device through unjust means. Apple was have said to obtain this confidential information by hiring previous employees of Masimo and Cercacor.
With the direction of former CEO Steve Jobs, Apple was more than a tech company but rather an innovation company looking for further solutions to advance our technological capacities.
What happened to the Apple Watch Stolen Concept?
Media reports have been blasting up around the accusations Apple is facing by the American technology company called Masimo for stealing their company trade secrets. A Cupertino-based company was also accused of improperly using their health monitoring patents on their Watch.
Who is Masimo?
Masimo is known to the world as a medical technology company that focuses on developing and manufacturing special innovative and noninvasive patient monitoring types of technologies. These technologies include an array of medical devices and sensors which were applied to the Apple Watch.
This humble and silent company decided not to sty humble and silent anymore as they finally went public and accused Apple of stealing their trade secret for the Apple Watch.
Trade secrets are a huge part of the industry because they give a certain company a competitive marketing advantage, which is why this became a huge deal for Masimo.
Apple Vs. Masimo
A subsidiary of Masimo called Cercacor filed this lawsuit in a federal court with claims that the Cupertino company has obtained sensitive information on the grounds of merely establishing a scheme where they would hire former and current Masimo employees to obtain that secret.
The signal processing technology was a signature for Masimo and included in the patent. They stated that Apple infringed 10 of its patents, which was definitely a huge issue for them.
Masimo and Cercacor mentioned that a specific non-intrusive detection technology was the definite backbone behind Apple's resolution of their Apple Watch performance setbacks. Included in this methodology was the process of using light transmitters and certain detectors to be able to measure the blood oxygen levels and heart rates of users.
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Next Action
There was a mention in the indictment at the federal court of Santa Ana, California, that the American company actually contacted Masimo way back in 2013 to propose potential cooperation with it. Apple has stated that they want to "learn more about Masimo's technology and integrate it into Apple's products."
Shortly after this happening, the Chief Medical Officer of Masimo and the Chief Technology Officer of Cercacor started stating that Apple was able to obtain confidential information from them by poaching its employees.
Masimo and Cercacor have stated they warned Apple to respect their rights, and although Apple may seem to be a bigger company than them, they are not going to put down the fight.
The companies said in the complaint: "Given that Apple appears to be seeking information and expertise from Masimo and Cercacor in a targeted manner, Masimo and Cercacor have warned Apple to respect their rights."
It is reported that four patents have been awarded to the former CTO of Cercacor. Masimo and Cercacor are also demonstrating that their engineers have been involved. The two companies said that the technology executive learned the ideas at the company, not through research. This would allow Masimo and Cercacor to own or at least jointly own the four patents currently assigned to Apple. The two companies also expect the lawsuits to prevent the American manufacturing giant from further using its patents. This ongoing lawsuits begs us to ask the question "What will happen to the Apple Watch?"
Almost everyone was excited about the Apple Watch until the recent lawsuit which exposed a side of Apple that did not please a lot of people. Apple has been known to be one of the most brilliant tech companies worldwide, not only because of its technological contributions but also on how much it impacted the market from computers to mobile phones.
