Qualcomm posted $1.5B ( 1.34B) in security bonds to enforce a German court decision to ban Apple’s iPhone 7 and the iPhone 8. The chip maker posted the bonds to cover potential damages Apple might experience while appealing the iPhone ban verdict. Apple was also ordered by the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court to stop importing and selling all iPhone models from the 6s to the X in China after finding that Cupertino was violating two Qualcomm patents. However, the ruling does not apply to iPhone models running iOS 12 nor to Apple’s latest iPhone XS/XR/XS Max lineup.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-removes-iphone-7-and-8-from-german-stores/