A country in South America shocked many consumers after banning the sale of products from apple in its territory, including iPhones. The iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and iPad Pro 5G models are no longer available for purchase in Colombia. The main reason that led the country to do this was due to a patent violation by the US company. In that sense, if you want to know more about the iPhone sales ban in Colombia, just keep reading this article.
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Understand why Apple products were banned
Many people are wondering why Colombia banned the sale of products from one of the largest technology companies in the world, Apple. The suspension of sales came after Swedish technology company Ericsson filed a lawsuit against the American company, claiming that it violated its 5G patents without first obtaining the licenses needed.
Thus, a court in Bogotá, Colombia, decided to supervise the import and sale of Apple 5G iPhones in the country. Thus, the most recent models of the brand were affected by the court decision.
What are the impacts of this action?
After the Colombian court decision, in addition to Apple's inability to sell 5G iPhones and iPads, there is also a ban on promoting its marketing and advertisements in the country. The company also cannot open an anti-process with an injunction. That's why the US company is suing Ericsson in Texas for damages caused by the Colombian court's decision.
According to information, Apple would not be very concerned about the estimated loss of revenue for the country South America, since in the brand's view, Colombia is a small market when it comes to sales of iPhone and iPad.