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China court bans sale of some iPhone models in Qualcomm patent dispute

China accounts for about 18 % of iPhone shipments

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Qualcomm said it won a ruling in China against Apple that bans the sale of some 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.

The ruling could potentially affect iPhone sales in the world’s biggest market