You might recall that Xiaomi’s debut in India was marred by a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the Chinese upstart by Ericsson. The latter accused Xiaomi of using eight of its standard-essential patents dealing with 3G, EDGE, and AMR (adaptive multi-rate) technologies. After a brief period of time when it wasn’t allowed to sell its handsets in India, a judge in the country ruled that Xiaomi could continue to sell its Snapdragon powered phones in the country. But Xiaomi units powered by MediaTek or Leadcore, or any other chipset manufacturer, remain banned from being sold in India.
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