Apple design patents violated a Chinese manufacturer of devices and might have to suspend sales of its latest iPhones in Beijing, according to the authority ruled intellectual property of the city, making the US company faces its latest setback in a crucial market.
the company’s shares fell nearly 2 percent to $ 95.68 at 11:50 pm Mexico City. Earlier they came to fall more than 2 percent.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus infringe the patent rights of Shenzhen Baili by the similarities with your phone 100C, he wrote the Office of Intellectual Property Beijing in its decision.
Apple, whose iconic devices he helped define modern smartphones industry, did not respond to requests for comment. The company can appeal the ruling and could receive permission to continue selling their iPhones during the process.
Although the decision only affects Beijing, future claims against Apple could take the case as a precedent, potentially influencing the outcome of litigation in other parts of China.
Baili is one of several brands trying to benefit from the boom in mobile telephony that exists in the country. Xu Guoxiang, the mastermind of the patent and that in turn appears as the representative of Baili in the yellow pages of the site czvv.com, did not respond to calls seeking comment.
Apple, which should introduce the next generation of its iPhones in autumn, you could try to avoid a sales ban appeal in various courts, including the Supreme People’s Beijing Court and the Supreme Court, said Ted Chwu, intellectual property specialist and partner of the international study lawyers Bird & amp; Bird.
“If the Office of Intellectual Property of Peking maintains its decision and Apple does not appeal, then in theory could not sell the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus,” added
<. P id = "m308-4-309"> the failure of the agency – which handles patent issues in Beijing – is the latest in a series of setbacks for Apple in its largest after the United States market
His books and movies services were blocked in April for violating the foreign editorial standards. In 2013, state media accused the company of having a customer service poor quality and poor guarantees, which led to Tim Cook, the head of the company, to apologize.
The Month past, the company lost a legal battle to keep the brand ‘iPhone’ as an exclusive for their products after a Beijing court ruled that a manufacturer of accessories little known could use the name for a variety of wallets and purses.
And in 2012, Apple paid $ 60 million to Proview International Holdings to resolve a dispute over the rights to the name iPad in China.
Apple has relied on the second largest economy the world to maintain its growth rate, although it has now begun to experience a slowdown.
For the three months ended March 26, revenue in Mainland China, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell 26 percent to 12 billion 500 million dollars. Cook pledged to continue investing despite the economic slowdown.
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