11-12-2014 15:25 via feeds.theguardian.com

'China’s Apple' Xiaomi banned from selling phones in India

Patent dispute with Ericsson blocks world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer from India, the third largest smartphone marketChina’s rising tech star Xiaomi has hit a snag in its plan to challenge Apple and Samsung. Its expansion into the fast growing Indian smartphone market has been halted by a patent dispute.
The Delhi High Court has ordered Xiaomi and its retail partner Flipkart to stop sales in India until 5 February, after Swedish telecoms company Ericsson filed a patent infringe
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