US trade tribunal rejects delay on import ban in Apple-Masimo dispute

Dec 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday denied a motion by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to stop an import ban on some high end Apple Watches from going into effect.

The Biden Administration still has a Dec. 25 deadline to determine whether to veto the ban for public policy reasons.

Apple had made a motion to the ITC to temporarily halt the order while the case is under appeal or in light of a potential government shutdown.

Masimo (MASI.O) won an ITC patent case over technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on some of Apple's smartwatches.