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"We
appealed an administrative order from a regional patent tribunal
in Beijing last month and as a result the order has been stayed
pending review by the Beijing IP Court," Apple said in a
statement on Friday.
The notice, dated May 19, banning sales of certain iPhone models
in Beijing was posted on a Chinese government website.
(http://bit.ly/1S9rc6T)
The Chinese market is vital to Apple, driving more of its sales
than any other region outside the United States. But the tech
giant has faced greater scrutiny there in recent months, with
its online book and film services blocked by Chinese regulators
earlier this year.
Apple historically had enjoyed favorable treatment in China, but
Beijing’s crackdown on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is a reminder
that the tech giant is not immune to the scrutiny that other
U.S. tech firms have long faced in the country, said analyst
Colin Gillis of BGC Partners.
“There’s a variety of risks of having dependence on sales in
China to Apple, and government intervention in whatever form is
one of them,” he said.
Last month, Apple announced that it would invest $1 billion in
Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, a move that was widely
viewed as an attempt to shore up relations in China.
(Reporting by Julia Love in San Francisco and Rishika Sadam in
Bengaluru; editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Diane Craft)
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