Will a ruling due Tuesday lead to a U.S. sales ban on the Apple iPhone?

Since the end of last year, Qualcomm has won patent infringement suits against Apple in China, Germany and in the U.S. On Tuesday, the Unit...

Since the end of last year, Qualcomm has won patent infringement suits against Apple in China, Germany and in the U.S. On Tuesday, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) will make a final decision on whether Qualcomm should be granted its request for a sales and import ban in the U.S. on certain Apple iPhone models. Last September, an ITC judge ruled that Apple infringed on a Qualcomm patent related to a power savings feature, but refused to order the ban because he said it would harm competition in the modem chip market.

But ITC rules require the entire ...

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