A few months ago it was announced that St Colombia Apple mobile phones with 5G technology cannot be sold due to an international dispute between the brand created by Steve Jobs and the technology company Ericsson. Therefore, it was impossible to access iPhone 14 and iPhone13 mobiles.

In this regard, Apple appealed the decision, and now it is known that the Supreme Court of the Judicial District of the Civil Chamber of Bogotá, Colombia, overturned the decision and supported the sale of the devices, as well as iPads. This technology is enabled.

Although the decision benefited the Cupertino company and the sale of smartphones and tablets will resume, the latest models corresponding to the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will take time to arrive in Colombia, as these units are not available. at the moment.

Currently available models are iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro-Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPad Pro 11″ and 12.9″ iPad Pro.

Court ruling

“Cancellation The entries of April 28, 2022 are supplemented by the decrees of August 16, 2022 and July 6, 2022, which are amended by the decree of August 16, 2022, issued by the 43rd Civil Court of the District of Bogotá, the subject of the reference, instead of rejected Additional procedural measures requested by Telegonktiebolaget LM Erickson (published), according to the reasoned part of this ruling”, – it is mentioned in the ruling.

In addition, Apple will not have to pay $205,468,200.00 (Colombian pesos) Ericsson, the company that sought the money for alleged infringement of claim 13 of the Colombian patent. NC2019/0003681, which was likely to correspond Erickson It will be valid from 2019 and before December 2037.

In the first instance, Ericsson’s lawsuit alleged that Apple violated s 12 patents And the company is expected to charge $5 for each device equipped with the technology 5G that the company had sold up to that point.

The judge responsible for handling Ericsson’s claim ordered a cease and desist from the case as an interim measure. import and sell from the above mentioned devices Colombia

The dispute between the two companies is already over 7 yearsWhen in 2015, Ericsson credited the inventions so that today the world can enjoy different types of air connectionsInternetfor example 5G.

This lawsuit meant not only to stop the sale of Apple products, but also to order its cancellation.Advertising material Promote or offer through the Internet, social networking platforms, mass media, press media, electronic platforms or other similar means of branding, devices or mobile phones Manzana“, which can be repeated by canceling this decision.

This setback has an impact Erickson Not only in Colombia, but also in other regions such as the United States, some European countries, Asia and Latin America, where he also presented the same argument. Manzana

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