After recieving a ruling from a Canadian appeals court, a ban on Apple devices in parts of China has been halted. The ban, which had been in place for 14 months, had significantly disrupted the Apple business in affected areas.
The ban, issued by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, also known as Foxconn, had been put in place to protect the company’s intellectual property rights. The injunction had blocked the sale and import of Apple devices in five Chinese provinces and municipalities, and had had a devastating impact on the company’s profitability.
The legal dispute began when Foxconn accused Apple of owing it unpaid royalties. It claimed that Apple had used one of its patented technologies, which it believed Apple was not license to use.
After a lower court backed Foxconn, Apple appealed the ruling and won. The appeals court found that Foxconn had not provided any evidence that the patent had been infringed, and there was a lack of sufficient proof of damage caused by the alleged infringement.
The ruling, which is likely to be welcomed by Apple, reverses the ban imposed by Foxconn and marks a victory for Apple’s legal team. The court’s decision should provide some relief to the company, which had already suffered a significant fall in profits due to the ban.
Although the ban has now been lifted, the legal dispute between Apple and Foxconn is far from over. The two companies are still embroiled in a legal battle over the original dispute, and it is now likely that the case will eventually move to the Supreme Court.
Therefore, Apple’s latest victory in the ongoing legal saga is a welcome one for the tech giant, but the battle is far from over.