Apple is pausing sales of some older iPhones in Germany during a patent fight with chipmaker Qualcomm.
在与芯片制造商高通的专利战中,苹果暂停了部分旧款iphone在德国的销售。
On Dec. 20, the District Court of Munich found that Apple infringed Qualcomm’s technology for power savings in smartphones and ruled that the iPhone maker must halt sales of the device in Germany, according to Qualcomm’s release.
Apple said in a statement at the time that it plans to appeal the ruling, with the aim of delaying -- and eventually overturning -- the court’s injunction against sales. Apple said, though, that during the appeals process, it wouldn’t sell the older iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 at its 15 retail stores in Germany.
On Thursday, Qualcomm made the sales ban official by posting 1.34 billion euros (about $1.5 billion) in bonds covering potential damages incurred by Apple should the judgment be overturned or amended on appeal.
The recent iPhone XS models and iPhone XR will still be for sale, Apple said in December. And at the time, it said all iPhone models would still be available through its carriers and third-party retailers in 6,000 German locations.