Apple Just Won A Patent Dispute In China

Over the weekend, a court in China issued a favorable ruling in Apple Inc. AAPL's favor in a patent dispute; Apple can now sell iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices in the country.

During the summer months of 2016, Apple's subsidiary in China along with Chinese retailer Zoomflight were ordered to stop selling iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones in China. The ban was enforced after Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services, a maker of mobile phones in China, claimed the patent design of its 100c mobile phone was being infringed by the iPhone sales.

The ruling came shortly after billionaire investor Carl Icahn dumped his entire stake in Apple and warned that the Chinese government would make it "very difficult for Apple to sell" in the country.

Nevertheless, Apple and Zoomflight fought the ban with the Beijing Intellectual Property Office — and won.

Apple Handed A Victory

According to a Reuters report dated Saturday, the Beijing Intellectual Property office revoked the ban and affirmed that the design of the iPhone does not violate Shenzhen Baili's patents for its 100c phones. The court did, however, strike down a request by Apple to strip Shenzhen Baili of its design patents.

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