Apple had decided "that the benefits of infringing upon Valencell's patented technology outweigh the risk of being caught and ultimately forced to pay damages".
Companies whose intellectual property has been stolen can also secure bans that prevent the infringing party from selling in China's vast market or exporting from the country — a crippling blow given China's centrality to global supply chains.
com and was ordered to pay the plaintiff about 550,000 yuan ($84,000) for infringing copyrights for five novels.
"We hope Samsung will respect Huawei's R&D investment and patents, stop infringing our patents and get the necessary licence from Huawei, and work together with Huawei to jointly drive the industry forward.
Huawei, the Chinese technology group, is suing Samsung of South Korea for allegedly infringing its patents on mobile devices.
"All those athletes infringing anti-doping rules will be banned from competing at the Olympic Games," the IOC said in a statement on its website.
