Apple faces full ban on iPhone sales in China

There are dark clouds hanging over Apple's business in China. Eight years ago, Xiaoi Robot sued the IT giant for

infringement of its voice patent rightsSiri assistant. The company is owned by Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co. which recently filed a lawsuit in China's Supreme People's Court demanding that Apple pay it more than $1.5 billion for patent infringement.

Because of what the dispute

Siri software was created in 2007year and was originally used in text chats. In 2010, Siri was acquired by Apple for $ 200 million and has since become a personal assistant through a partnership with Nuance.

For many years, starting in 2011,Apple has continually added Siri to its products and made it one of the core features of the iPhone. But in 2004, Shanghai Zhizhen applied for Chinese patent ZL200410053749.9 for Little i Robot, which was approved in 2009. According to the plaintiff, Apple violates this patent.

Court reaction

Shanghai Zhizhen asks the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China to impose a ban on the production, import and sale of iPhone smartphones that violate the patent ZL200410053749.9.The Supreme People's Court upheld the request for an injunctionwhile the hearings are ongoing.

If Shanghai Zhizhen ultimately winsAs a matter of fact, Apple could face the prospect of a complete ban on the sale of its flagship iPhone product in China, which is an extremely important market for the Cupertino-based company.

Source: xfastest

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