Fuzhou court sides with Qualcomm over Apple

The legal patent battle between Qualcomm Inc and Apple Inc led to a Chinese court issuing a preliminary ban on sales of some iPhone models in the country.

Analysts said the law rules that the preliminary injunction must be immediately executed, but views differ as to how big an impact it will make on Apple's sales.

Qualcomm said on Monday the ban would affect the iPhone 6S through the iPhone X models, and was issued by the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court in Fujian province, which found that Apple violated two of Qualcomm's patents.