Qualcomm Says It Won Case Banning Sale of Older iPhones in China
- Court injunction doesn’t include iPhone XS, XS Max, XR models
- Ruling is part of worldwide dispute over licensing fees
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Qualcomm Inc. said it won a ruling in China against Apple Inc. that bans the sale of several iPhone models in that country.
The Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court ruled that Apple is infringing two Qualcomm patents and issued injunctions against the sale of the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, the San Diego, California-based chipmaker said in a statement Monday. The most recent models introduced in September, the iPhone XS, XR and XS Max, are not covered by the ban.