iPhone 6 found to violate design patents of rival in China [Update]Update: Apple notes in a statement that its phones are still on sale in Beijing pending a review by the city's intellectual property court.
"IPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as well as iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone SE models are all available for sale today in China," Apple said in a statement Friday. "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."
Original story: The Beijing intellectual property authority has ruled that Apple has violated the design patents of a Chinese smartphone maker, Shenzhen Baili, with the design of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Those devices are supposedly too similar to Shenzhen Baili's 100c phone, an Android handset.
For reference, this is the 100c, with these images coming from Chinese regulatory agency TENAA:
Apple is facing a sales ban in Beijing if the ruling holds, though the company is appealing it. From Bloomberg...
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iPhone 6 found to violate design patents of rival in China [Update]
