Apple Must Respect iPhone Ban in China

According to the China Anti-Infringement and Anti-Counterfeit Innovation Strategic Alliance, tech giant Apple must respect a court order on banning some of its iPhones.

On Thursday the alliance said the company must respect the ban “rather than defy and even trample the Chinese law by leveraging its super economic power and clout.”

The non-government organization based in Beijing, seeks to protect intellectual property rights, according to state news agency Xinhua.

It was in December that Apple was ordered to stop selling some of its iPhones at Qualcomm’s request. Both companies have been fighting for years over patent royalties. Apple had appealed to overturn that ban.

The Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China had issued two preliminary injunctions against four of Apple’s Chinese subsidiaries for patent infringement.

“The Alliance has noticed that the four Chinese subsidiaries of Apple Inc. concerned have not performed this order and even refused to receive the written injunction order legally served by the court,” the statement said.

It added, “Such an act has attracted broad attention, sparked heated discussions and even evoked great indignation in China and abroad.”

It was earlier this week that Apple shocked Wall Street when it slashed guidance for the first quarter.

Qualcomm also posted security bonds recently in order to put into effect a German court order that will ban sales of some iPhones in Germany.

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