Beijing Ruling: Apple Must Stop Selling iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Beijing's Intellectual Belongings Part has ruled that the iPhone half-dozen and 6 Plus violate the design patents of a Chinese telephone maker. The ruling orders Apple to stop its sales of both these models in the city.

In the latest of setbacks that the tech giant is dealing with in China, Beijing's intellectual property authorisation ruled that the company has to cease its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales in the land. Both these phones infringe Shenzhen Baili's patent rights for its 100C smartphone, Bloomberg reported.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone six Plus infringe on Shenzhen Baili'south patent rights because of similarities to its 100C phone, the Beijing Intellectual Holding Function wrote in its decision. Apple, whose iconic gadgets helped ascertain the modern smartphone industry, said it's appealing the ruling and is continuing to sell various iPhone 6 models during the process.

Troubles for Apple in Chinese market continue

Not the outset time for Apple tree to take come up under the Chinese authorities's fire, as the leading tech company has often to deal with lawsuits and patent rulings in the country. Final month we saw a report of a ruling where Apple lost exclusive rights to its iPhone trademark to a leather accessories manufacturer. This is just another weird intellectual properly ruling in the country working against Apple. IP specialists have said that there are no valid grounds for this ruling, every bit many lower courts rule in favor of the local companies that are later overturned by higher courts. However, this does set a precedent for other Chinese companies to seek court rulings and potential financial settlements confronting the U.S. companies.

If the ruling is not overturned, Apple wouldn't exist able to sell the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6s Plus. All the same, it is only applicative within Beijing. Apple tree has released a statement, proverb that the company has appealed the order and that its phones are available for auction as the order has been stayed.

iPhone 6 and iPhone six Plus also as iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone SE models are all available for sale today in China. We appealed an administrative order from a regional patent tribunal in Beijing last month and as a upshot the order has been stayed pending review past the Beijing IP Court.

Apple is not likely to lose its appeal, just the latest ruling illustrates the growing challenges that the company is facing in Communist china, its largest market outside of the United states.