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

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The Biden Administration still has a December 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 won an ITC patent case over technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on some of Apple's smartwatches.