NEW DELHI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An Indian court has banned the import and sale of Chinese smartphone Xiaomi over alleged patent infringement, said local media Thursday.
The Delhi high court, hearing a case filed by Ericsson India against Xiaomi, Monday passed an ex parte order forbidding the Chinese manufacturer from importing and selling its smartphones in India, said Times of India online.
The newspaper quoted a report by Spicy IP as saying that the ex parte order has injuncted Xiaomi from selling, advertising, manufacturing or importing devices that infringe the SEPs ( Standard, Essential Patents) in question.
It is not clear if the order will impact all Xiaomi devices sold in India or specifica devices that violate the patents, said the report.
The judge also directed the customs officials to stop the imports while ordering local commissioners to "visit" Xiaomi India offices to ensure the implementation of the order, said the report.
The order came about after Xiaomi allegedly ignored Ericsson's repeated communications, said the report.
The report quoted Xiaomi India head Manu Jain as saying, however, that the company hasn't officially received any communication from the court or Ericsson. Editor: yan