Apple to Sell Older iPhone Models Again in Germany Amid Patent Dispute With Qualcomm
February 14 2019 - 4:02AM
Dow Jones News
By Sara Germano
BERLIN -- Apple Inc. said it would make some older iPhone models
available for sale again in Germany on Thursday, two months after a
court ruling 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. 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Apple had withdrawn sales of some iPhones, including the models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
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