{"id":553394,"date":"2023-02-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-will-make-decision-next-week\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:00:00","slug":"biden-will-make-decision-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-will-make-decision-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden will make decision next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d82f7b5be7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d82f7b5be7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-will-make-decision-next-week\/#Biden_will_make_decision_next_week\" >Biden will make decision next week<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-will-make-decision-next-week\/#White_House_decision_looms\" >White House decision looms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-will-make-decision-next-week\/#Why_Apple_is_a_lobbying_powerhouse\" >Why Apple is a lobbying powerhouse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-will-make-decision-next-week\/#Apple_secured_a_veto_in_the_past\" >Apple secured a veto in the past<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biden_will_make_decision_next_week\"><\/span>Biden will make decision next week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/cooktim_120122gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le is boosting its lobbying might as President Biden nears a decision next week on whether to block a potential Apple Watch ban.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in December that Apple infringed on medical device company AliveCor\u2019s wearable electrocardiogram patents. The commission\u2019s ruling could result in an import ban on popular Apple Watch models, unless the Biden administration steps in.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Apple responded by contracting with Shara Aranoff, a lobbyist at Covington &amp; Burling who chaired the ITC during the Obama administration. <\/p>\n<p>The former Democratic commissioner has been lobbying on trade, intellectual property and health issues since her hiring in early January, according to a recent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/44ac404c-fa8f-43aa-b547-c378d01c8e5e\/print\/\">document filed with Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent effort to win over the White House is the latest lobbying push by Apple, which leans on former congressional staffers and federal officials to relay its message in the nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple has unlimited resources. They\u2019re gonna go after everyone they can get and that\u2019s what they\u2019re doing,\u201d said Priya Abani, CEO of AliveCor. \u201cWe are just a startup.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"White_House_decision_looms\"><\/span><strong>White House decision looms<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Biden must decide by Monday whether to veto the ITC ruling or let the dispute move forward in court.<\/p>\n<p>AliveCor has filed lawsuits accusing Apple of stealing its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and taking part in \u201cmonopolistic conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Mountain View, Calif., startup, which employs around 150 people, first shared its wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor with Apple in 2015. <\/p>\n<p>AliveCor told The Hill that it believed that it had a good relationship with the Silicon Valley giant and went on to sell an ECG accessory for the Apple Watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But in 2018, Apple launched an Apple Watch with a built-in ECG sensor and made third-party heart monitoring software incompatible with the product, forcing AliveCor to cancel sales of its product.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe come up with new technologies, and instead of the ecosystem letting us thrive and continue to build on top of the innovations we already have, Apple cuts us out up front, steals our technology, uses their platform power to scale it, and now is basically saying it\u2019s scaled so it can\u2019t be cut off,\u201d Abani said.<\/p>\n<p>Various app developers and startups have accused Apple of \u201cSherlocking,\u201d where the Silicon Valley giant monitors an innovative technology, then copies it once the use case is demonstrated, rather than pay startups to license their technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Hill, Apple noted that the ITC\u2019s import ban is on hold due to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptacts.uspto.gov\/ptacts\/public-informations\/petitions\/1547462\/download-documents?artifactId=170333249\">December rulings<\/a> from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that AliveCor\u2019s patents are invalid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>AliveCor appealed those decisions and hopes to bring the various legal battles \u2014 including a recent Apple lawsuit accusing AliveCor of infringing on its patents \u2014 before a federal appeals court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Biden upholds the ITC ruling, litigation would continue, while a veto would ensure that an Apple Watch ban will not take place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Startups are closely watching Biden\u2019s decision, given that the president has railed against powerful companies for using their market dominance to crush competition, Abani said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou want to make sure that the government and the processes in the country give a fair chance for startups to not just survive, but thrive,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Apple_is_a_lobbying_powerhouse\"><\/span><strong>Why Apple is a lobbying powerhouse<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Long a darling on Capitol Hill, Apple has aggressively bolstered its lobbying presence in recent years as lawmakers began to closely scrutinize its market dominance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple spent nearly $9.4 million on lobbying in 2022, the highest figure in the company\u2019s history, according to nonpartisan research group OpenSecrets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Apple deployed 50 lobbyists, including former aides to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), as it successfully defeated bipartisan legislation aimed at lessening the company\u2019s grip on app store purchases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven Apple\u2019s log history of utilizing these revolving door lobbyists and, frankly, the success they\u2019ve had with this strategy, it\u2019s not surprising at all that they\u2019re doing the same thing to try and skirt this decision coming out of the International Trade Commission,\u201d said Cheyenne Hunt, big tech accountability advocate at Public Citizen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apple_secured_a_veto_in_the_past\"><\/span>Apple secured a veto in the past<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Presidents typically don\u2019t veto ITC rulings, but they have made an exception for Apple.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In 2013, then-President Obama vetoed an ITC ban on Apple iPhone and iPad imports after the commission found that Apple infringed on Samsung\u2019s patents. The administration said that it considered the ban\u2019s \u201ceffect on competitive conditions in the U.S. economy and the effect on U.S. consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, phone carriers and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers urged Obama to overrule the ITC. It marked the first presidential veto of an ITC product ban since 1987.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This time around, Apple recruited a smaller group of allies in Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seven House Democrats warned the ITC in October that an import ban \u201ccould result in severe negative impacts to businesses and millions of Americans,\u201d pointing to the popularity of the Apple Watch\u2019s heart monitoring system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Linda S\u00e1nchez (D-Calif.) and Lou Correa (D-Calif.) authored the letter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeading up to the ITC\u2019s final determination in this case, we encourage close consideration of the public health benefits which Apple\u2019s heart-health monitoring devices bring to the American consumer,\u201d they wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 individuals wrote to the ITC crediting the Apple Watch\u2019s heart monitor with saving their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just two lawmakers sided with AliveCor in ITC briefs, along with the Medical Device Manufacturers Association and a handful of companies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lack of enforcement of our patent laws is of grave concern to us, especially as markets continue to consolidate, competition from foreign countries grows, and larger firms exert their influence over smaller firms and start-ups in anti-competitive ways,\u201d Reps. 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