Qualcomm wants China's ban to include iPhone XS/XS Max and iPhone XR; ITC to review U.S. ruling
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On Monday, a court in China agreed to Qualcomm's request for a preliminary importation and sales ban in the country on older Apple iPhone models. The Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court found that Apple had infringed on a pair of software patents belonging to Qualcomm. Apple continues to sell the banned models in China, which range from the iPhone 6s to the iPhone X, claiming that the order doesn't apply to those older models if iOS 12 is installed on them. The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system does not contain Qualcomm's software. Apple has filed a request with the court asking it to reconsider the ban on the older phones.
"We are pleased that the Commission is going to review the Administrative Law Judge’s recommendation that no ITC remedy should result from a finding of infringement."- Don Rosenberg, executive vice president and general counsel, Qualcomm
The judge who made the decision not to order a U.S. import ban on the iPhone, Administrative law judge Thomas Pender, has retired and is no longer a member of the tribunal. A decision is expected to be made before February 19th, 2019.
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