Apple Inc. has been making moves to please the dragon but has again run head first into a dispute with the Chinese authorities. A Beijing court has today ruled that the design of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is very much similar to a local Chinese smartphone brand. It has thus asked Apple to immediately pause the sale of these smartphones in the country.

The infringement lawsuit comes from a lesser-known mobile startup — Shenzhen Baili. The company claims that Apple has infringed on their 100C smartphone design patent.

As reported by WSJ, most of the mobile retail stores in China had already stopped selling the two older iPhone models in the country months ago. Since iPhone is still one of the popular choices among the Beijing crowd, the stores are now selling the ‘s’ series models. In addition to this, Apple is expected to phase out the production of the older models very soon.

Edward Lehman, a Beijing-based patent attorney believes that Apple is fighting a very tough battle with this patent infringement case. It has already failed to invalidate Shenzhen Baili’s patent in court last year. The mobile startup who isn’t known by a single being outside China is trying to accuse a global tech giant of infringing its patents, thanks to the Beijing patent laws. Though, the whole situation is a little overblown as seen by patent analysts and attorneys.

The Chinese smartphone maker, Shenzhen Bali in an earlier statement said that it plans to settle the matter outside court. It further added that.

We believe that a communication with goodwill would contribute to solving potential legal disputes, achieving benign competition and providing better products to customers.

Cupertino however adds that they have already appealed for an administrative order almost a month ago. As a result of the same, the order has been stayed pending review and the iPhone sales will remain unaffected.

By: DocMemory
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