Qualcomm posts $1.5 billion in security bonds to enforce iPhone sales ban in Germany

After China’s iPhone injunction, Qualcomm has latterly secured some other sales ban, this ane inwards Germany, too immediately the flake maker has position aside €1.34 billion, or to a greater extent than or less $1.5 billion, inwards safety bonds which are required to enforce High German ruling.

Here’s Qualcomm’s statement on the matter:

Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that it has posted safety bonds totaling €1.34 billion (Euros). The bonds are required for Qualcomm to survive able to enforce the remedies ordered past times the Court on Dec 20, 2018, later the Court constitute that Apple is infringing Qualcomm’s patented ability savings applied scientific discipline used inwards smartphones.

Apple was ordered to cease the sale, offering for sale too importation for sale of all infringing iPhones inwards Germany. The Court too ordered Apple to scream upward infringing iPhones from 3rd political party resellers inwards Germany.

While Apple insists that it has managed to successfully operate about Qualcomm’s software-focused patents that cover resizing too reformatting wallpaper photos too app switching amongst uncomplicated software changes inwards iOS 12.1.2, Qualcomm has characterized the iPhone maker’s movement every bit an create to “flout the legal organization past times violating the injunctions.”

Despite the injunction, all iPhone models move along to survive sold inwards China.

In Germany, however, Apple no longer sells iPhone models that role Intel’s modem chips. Qualcomm says the Intel modem violates its patent which covers envelope tracking, a characteristic that helps your iPhone save battery ability when sending too receiving cellular signals.

As a result, the iPhone seven too iPhone 8 models are no longer constitute inwards the 15 retail stores that the Cupertino theatre operates inwards Germany. The latest iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max too iPhone XR smartphones move along to survive available to buy inwards the country.

Germany’s sales ban covers solely first-party stores: High German wireless carriers, every bit good every bit third-party retailers, move along to offering all iPhone models. That beingness said, immediately that Qualcomm has posted the safety bonds which are necessary to enforce the ruling, the flake maker volition close for certain enquire the courts to extend the ban to all resellers too retailers.

The bad tidings keeps piling upward for Apple, don’t you lot mean value so?

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