Apple is discontinuing the sale of its smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, in the United States due to a patent dispute over the technology that monitors blood oxygen levels, according to Reuters. This decision was made following a ruling by the United States International Trade Commission, which intends to ban Apple from importing its Apple Watch due to alleged patent infringements against Masimo, a company specializing in noninvasive patient monitoring technologies. The sales ban could take effect as early as December 26. Apple’s stocks fell by 1.4% following this news. The d…