Apple Eyes Long-Term Software Fix for Watch While Appealing Ban

Apple Inc., facing a ban on imports of its watches that generate billions in annual sales, is seeking alternate paths to overcome the patent-infringement loss that forced the most popular Apple Watch models off shelves over the holidays.

The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant won a temporary reprieve from a federal appeals court Wednesday, two months after the US International Trade Commission ruled the smartwatches infringed patents held by medical-device maker Masimo Corp.—and one day after the device’s US sales halted. The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 returned to Apple’s US retail stores, and will be available online ...