\tApple implemented a software update which avoids infringing on a key patent named by Qualcomm in a claim filed with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).<\/p>\n
In a filing posted by specialist website\u00a0FOSS Patents, Apple said\u00a0iOS 12.1 includes a design workaround to skirt a Qualcomm patent related to power saving technology.<\/p>\n
Notably, the patent is the only one outstanding in a case which originally covered six. Qualcomm dropped claims on three and an ITC judge ruled Apple did not infringe on two others [1].<\/p>\n
Apple said it expects it will take six months for the update to be rolled out on all iPhone inventory accused of violating the patent.<\/p>\n
The news follows reports Apple pushed out a similar software fix [2] to dodge an iPhone import ban in China, and comes during an ITC review [3] of an earlier decision not to block iPhone shipments despite evidence it infringed on the power saving patent.<\/p>\n
In the event the ITC rules against Apple and decides to enforce a ban, the vendor said it will ask US Customs and Border Protection, the enforcing agency, to review its new software design to confirm non-infringement.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/apple-escapes-ban-in-latest-qualcomm-itc-ruling\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/apple-acts-to-avoid-china-ban\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/us-could-follow-china-in-banning-iphone\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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