iPhone Ban in China May Push Apple, Qualcomm Toward Settlement
- Court decides older iPhone models infringe on Qualcomm patents
- Apple says it will fight the ban, phones still on sale
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A Chinese court’s preliminary ban on iPhone sales is another step toward a potential settlement of the long legal battle between Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc.
A decision on Monday by the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court made the two-year dispute over complex smartphone patents very real for Apple investors and analysts. The court issued an injunction against the sale of several iPhone models. Apple called it a "desperate move" and said the company intends to fight.