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A U.S. trade ban on imports of Apple Watches went into effect Tuesday, and Apple said it had filed an appeal.
本周二，美国针对Apple Watch的进口贸易禁令正式生效，苹果方面表示已对此提起上诉。
It's the result of a patent dispute between Apple and a medical technology company.
这是因为苹果公司和一家医疗技术公司之间存在着专利纠纷。
A firm called Masimo filed a complaint accusing Apple of hiring away its employees,
此前，这家名为Masimo的公司提起诉讼，指控苹果挖走了自己的员工，
using its patented technology for reading blood-oxygen levels, and incorporating that tech into the Apple Watch.
使用其专利技术来读取血氧水平，并将该技术整合到了Apple Watch中。
The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in Masimo's favor in October, and a ban on Apple Watch imports was set to go into effect on December 26.
去年10月，美国国际贸易委员会做出了有利于Masimo的裁决，宣布对Apple Watch的进口禁令将于12月26日生效。
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, a member of President Joe Biden's cabinet, declined to overrule that ban.
美国贸易代表、拜登内阁成员凯瑟琳·泰拒绝推翻这一禁令。
Apple has included the pulse oximeter feature in its smart watches starting with its Series 6 model in 2020.
从2020年推出的Series 6系列开始，苹果公司在其智能手表中加入了脉搏血氧仪功能。
In a statement released Tuesday, Apple said: "We strongly disagree with the USITC decision and resulting exclusion order,
在周二发布的一份声明中，苹果方面表示：“我们强烈反对美国国际贸易委员会的决定和由此产生的排除令，
and are taking all measures to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the U.S. as soon as possible."
并正在采取一切措施，尽快将Apple Watch Series 9和Apple Watch Ultra 2带回给美国的消费者。”
An Apple spokesperson confirmed the company has appealed the ban to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington.
苹果公司的一位发言人证实，该公司已向华盛顿的联邦巡回上诉法院提起上诉。
Apple had already paused its sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States last week, though the watches remain available from other retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart as of Tuesday.
上周，苹果已经暂停了Series 9和Ultra 2智能手表在美国的销售，不过截至周二，这些手表仍可在亚马逊、百思买和沃尔玛等其他零售商处购买。
The ban does not affect Apple Watch SE, a less expensive model, which will continue to be sold. Previously sold watches will not be affected by the ban.
不过这项禁令不会影响到价格较低的Apple Watch SE系列，该系列将继续销售。而此前售出的手表将不会受到禁令的影响。
