"A French court has ordered Apple to pay around €39 million to mobile network operators over accusations it imposed unfair contract conditions to allow them to sell iPhones. The Paris commercial court also fined Apple €8 million in its ruling, issued earlier this month. Apple told AFP it would appeal against the ruling, which concerns its contracts with France's main mobile network operators more than a decade ago,"
"Apple also oversaw the use of its products and trademarks in advertising by the operators, and used the patents of the operators free of charge and without any reciprocity, according to the ruling. The court voided the clauses in question. As the appeal does not suspend the application of the ruling, Apple will be required to transfer the sums awarded to three of France's four mobile network operators: Bouygues Telecom, Free and SFR."
A French commercial court ordered Apple to pay around €39 million to mobile network operators and fined the company €8 million. The ruling concerns contracts from over a decade ago examined by the DGCCRF. The court found clauses required operators to sell set numbers of iPhones, fixed retail prices, allowed Apple to control product and trademark use in operator advertising, and permitted Apple to use operators' patents free of charge without reciprocity. The court voided the offending clauses. Because the appeal does not suspend the ruling, Apple must transfer awarded sums to Bouygues Telecom, Free and SFR.
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