U.S based tech companies face bans in China frequently.

Popular platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube have been blocked for years through the Great Firewall, the censorship regime of the Chinese Government.

Microsoft is a member of the Internet Society of China, a government-related body whose members aim at sites that threaten the peace and security of the society and contain illegal content.

Microsoft has previously faced bans from China.

The government put a ban on Skype, a video and phone call platform, in November 2017.

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District Court of Munich detected that a feature that was developed by Qualcomm is used in some iPhone models.

This feature for power saving extends battery life.

Apple declared that iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 will not be sold in its 15 retail stores in Germany throughout the appeal process.

Earlier, China put sales bans on some iPhone models following Qualcomm’s claims.

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The ban covers iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.

An American tech company Qualcomm requested a pair of preliminary injunctions.

The company claims that Apple violates two of its patents in the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.

However, Apple stated  that all iPhone models remain available in China.

“Qualcomm’s effort to ban our products is another desperate move by a company whose illegal practices are under investigation by regulators around the world,” Apple said.

On Monday, Apple filed a request for the court to reconsider its decision.

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