> seems like Apple and Masimo could have worked together
That’s literally what Massimo wanted, before Apple bailed on the partnership and poached their employees instead…
That’s literally what Massimo wanted, before Apple bailed on the partnership and poached their employees instead…
Patent law is there, because creating original work is costly and can take years in engineering and scientific fields. The patents are there to give a time-window for the people who made the investments to make their money back and get some return on their investment.
The issue here is not that Apple hired them or that Apple didn’t go through with the deal. The issue is that Apple didn’t innovate but instead infringed on someone else’s IP. If you want to see an example of what Apple should have done, go check out the Garmin patents around pulseox.
Edit: People like to dunk on Garmin for being slow to market, while ignoring the degree to which Garmin doesn’t just rip off patented ideas and instead actually innovates.
[^1] https://www.masimopersonalhealth.com/products/masimo-w1
That’s for Apple to ponder and decide how to proceed. They seem to believe there’s no alternative yet.