Beijing Just Banned the iPhone 6 [Updated]

In the latest chapter of bad news for Apple in China , Beijingis trying to kibosh the saleof the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus . The Beijing Intellectual Property Office just rule that because the devices infringe on the patent rights of the 100C , a telephone set made by Shenzhen Baili that almost no one has ever hear of . Weird , huh ?

Here ’s a quick side by side of the 100c and the iPhone 6 :

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One affair is for sealed : they are both definitely … headphone . They are rectangular in shape and feature article tv camera . The likelihood basically stop there . Nevertheless , the Beijing IP Office enjoin that customer could be mix up between the two and that is grounds for infringement .

9to5Mac saysthat the call could be a way to force Apple to decide , which the company has been known to do instead of going through the lawcourt . Also , the decision by the patent office can still be appealed to mellow motor lodge in China .

With Apple ’s already fight fiscal office in the land , this possible ban fare at a shitty clock time . Strangely , the ban does n’t seem to include Apple ’s almost identical and newest iPhone 6s models , and Apple is project to release the iPhone 7 in September . During any ingathering process , Apple would likely be able to continue selling the speech sound as well . So , it could be bad .

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We ’ve reached out to Apple for comment on the matter and will update the post when we hear back , though reports say Apple has already filed an action against the opinion .

Update 10:50 am : Apple released a instruction to Gizmodo regarding the Beijing opinion :

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as well as iPhone 6s , iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone SE models are all available for sale today in China . We appeal an administrative social club from a regional patent tribunal in Beijing last calendar month and as a result the order has been stay pending review by the Beijing IP Court .

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