Tech, auto groups back Apple's bid to tighten USITC domestic-industry test
By Steve Scherer ( October 14, 2026, 18:33 GMT | Insight) -- In three separate briefs, two industry coalitions and Unified Patents urged the US Supreme Court to hear Apple's challenge to an Apple Watch import ban arising from its patent dispute with Masimo. They contend that the Federal Circuit's interpretation of the domestic-industry requirements allows patent owners with inadequate US investment to exert excessive pressure on American businesses.The US Supreme Court should tighten access to the US International Trade Commission's import-ban powers to prevent patent owners with insufficient domestic investment from threatening American innovators, industry groups and Unified Patents argued in three amicus briefs in support of Apple submitted to the court on Tuesday....
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