Colombia bans iPhone and iPad sales

A Colombian court has issued a preliminary ban on the import and sale of 5G-enabled Apple products. This is reported by Appleinsider.

Journalists noted that in April, the 42nd District Court of the capital of Colombia found that Apple had violated the patent NC2019/0003681 issued in the country by Ericsson. A document describing the use of the 5G standard was issued by Ericsson in 2019. On July 6, the court issued a preliminary injunction against the actions of Apple Colombia SAS, a subsidiary of an American corporation.

Under the ban, Apple cannot import, sell, advertise, or otherwise commercialize 5G-enabled equipment. The restrictions apply to iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series smartphones, as well as fifth-generation iPads.

Apple filed a counterclaim, but the court ruled that the American corporation could not require the authorities of a foreign country to enforce the injunction. In response, Apple filed a lawsuit against Ericsson in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking damages from the ban. The journalists said that a similar trial between Apple and Ericsson is ongoing in Europe and the United States.

In early July, it became known that Xiaomi could be banned from selling equipment in Russia. The Hong Kong company Smart International Distribution Limited, which owns the global Xiaomi trademark, insisted on the ban.