Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is strategically seeking to circumvent a ban on its popular watch models while appealing the patent-infringement ruling that led to the prohibition. What Happened: The Apple strategy includes the development of new software, now submitted to a U.S. customs agency, which could greenlight noninfringing versions of the devices for sale as early as Jan. 12, alongside its ongoing appeal against the ITC decision, Bloomberg reported. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decreed in October that Apple had transgressed patents owned by medical device manufacturer Masimo…
