A graphic showing the Apple Watch Ultra 2, one of the watches set to be impacted by US regulators' patent-infringement ruling against Apple, surrounded by prayer-hands emojis.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 lineup faces a looming ban if Apple doesn't catch a break.
  • A US regulator has ruled that the newest Apple Watches infringe on another company's patents.
  • Apple now faces having to pull the Series 9 and Ultra 2 models from its store shelves.
  • Days ahead of the ban, Apple's engineers are reportedly working furiously on a potential workaround.

Apple is scrambling.

The company is hoping that a last-minute Hail Mary play could keep it from having to yank its latest Apple Watches from store shelves in the US.