Masimo Corporation v. Apple Inc.
Summary
Masimo sues Apple for allegedly infringing patents on wearable health monitoring technology in smartwatches.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 24P · 21D · 18N (198 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (4 articles)
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
112 plaintiff-favorable · 55 defendant-favorable · 35 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 25 plaintiff · 21 defendant · 18 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Apple Ordered to Pay Masimo $184 Million More in Watch Patent Case, Lifting Total to $818 Millionfinance.biggo.com · 2026-10-07
- Apple ordered to pay $184 million interest in Masimo patent caseTrueTech Technology News · 2026-10-07
- Apple must pay Masimo an extra $184M for Apple Watch patent infringement9to5Mac · 2026-10-06
- Apple needs to pay an extra $184 million in Apple Watch patent infringement case - GSMArena.com newsGSMArena.com · 2026-10-05
- Masimo Drops Customs Suit After ITC Backs Apple Watch RedesignBloomberg Law News · 2026-04-28
- Massimo's Apple Watch ban complaint dismissed by U.S. District CourtAppleInsider · 2026-04-25
- A Previously Banned Apple Watch Health Feature Is Now Here to StayCNET · 2026-04-22
- Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunalThe Business Times · 2026-04-18
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLPBen Kaito Shiroma, Brian C. Horne, Douglas Bryant Wentzel +4 more
- Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer LLPDavid C McMullen, Jerrit Yang, Matthew M Wolf +1 more
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, LLPSteven C. Cherny
- Sullivan & Cromwell, LLPAndrei Iancu
- Sullivan and Cromwell LLPDustin F Guzior
- Friedland Cianfrani LLPMatthew Thanh Pham
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLPMatthew A. Traupman
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPAnnaleigh E. Curtis, Dominic E. Massa, James Bor-Zale +1 more
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 8:20-cv-00048
- Nature of suit
- Patent
- Judge
- James v. Selna
- Filed
- 2020-01-09
- Last filing
- 2026-10-09
- Terminated
- 2026-10-05
Cause
35:271 Patent Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Cercacor Laboratories, Inc. (plaintiff) Masimo Corporation (plaintiff) Apple Inc. (defendant) Rockley Photonics Holdings, Ltd. (interested party) Judge Andrew J. Guilford (special master)