Apple to Sell Older iPhone Models Again in Germany --Update

By Sara Germano

BERLIN -- Apple Inc. said it would make some older iPhone models available for sale again in Germany, two months after it had removed the models because a court ruled here that the smartphone maker had infringed on a patent by Qualcomm Inc.

"To ensure all iPhone models can again be available to customers in Germany, we have no choice but to stop using Intel chips and ship our phones with Qualcomm chips in Germany," the company said in a statement on Thursday. The phones will become available for sale again on Apple's website on Thursday.

Apple had withdrawn sales of some iPhones, including the models 7, 7+, 8, and 8+, after a regional court in Munich ruled in December that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company had infringed on a patent held by Qualcomm. The two tech giants have been engaged in a global legal dispute with cases decided or pending in Germany, China, and the U.S.

Write to Sara Germano at sara.germano@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 14, 2019 03:58 ET (08:58 GMT)

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