Is the situation tilting toward high-pass? Some iPhones are banned from importing into the United States

According to foreign media reports, a few days ago, the patent litigation between Apple and Qualcomm was opened in Washington, USA. US Trade Commission officials recommended on Friday a trade judge that Apple at least violated Qualcomm’s Patent rights. This move may cause some iPhones to be banned from importing into the United States.

At the end of last year, Qualcomm filed an application with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and hoped to ban the use of Intel-mode iPhones for the United States. The handsets affected by this include iPhone X, 8/8 Plus, 7/7 Plus.

The lawsuit began on Friday and ITC officials stated in the trial that Apple infringed Qualcomm’s patents on battery energy-saving technologies. It is worth mentioning that ITC officials played a third-party role in such trade cases. The opinions of ITC staff are not binding, but judges tend to follow.

In fact, in previous submissions on this case, Apple had argued that Qualcomm’s patents were invalid and that judges should not, in any case, ban the import of iPhones equipped with Intel modem chips, as this would allow Qualcomm to monopolize the US modem market, and Drive Intel out of the modem market.

From the current point of view, the situation in this case is being tilted toward Qualcomm, and if the final decision of Qualcomm wins, the iPhone will be banned from importing and selling in the United States.

It is reported that the judge is expected to make a ruling in January next year in response to the lawsuit.

Legal experts said that if the ITC judge made a ruling to ban some iPhone imports, Qualcomm may use it to persuade Apple to abandon other lawsuits related to patents and contracts, or to settle these lawsuits.

Of course, Apple's counterattack is about to begin. It is understood that Apple's infringement of relevant patents filed by Qualcomm in China requires the proceedings to be initiated by the Chinese Patent Examination Commission this month and next month. Similar procedures are also being conducted in the United States. The ITC and the German courts are in progress. Apple hopes to destroy the largest weapon in the hands of Qualcomm, and if it reaches the stage of reconciliation in the future, it can also strive for the best interests.

Since the beginning of 2017, Qualcomm and Apple Inc. have been caught in an ever-increasing legal battle. As of now, patent frictions between Qualcomm and Apple have filed more than 50 independent intellectual property rights in 16 jurisdictions in six countries and Antitrust lawsuits.