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Apple claims that the current version, iOS 12, doesn't infringe Qualcomm's patents—though Qualcomm denies this. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Apple says iOS update will avoid Qualcomm patents, China iPhone ban," 14 Dec. 2018 Just yesterday the chipmaker requested a further injunction to ban sales of the iPhone XS and XR, which are Apple’s latest iPhone models sold with iOS 12 pre-installed, the version of the software that Apple claims doesn’t infringe upon the patents. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "Apple plans iPhone software update to reverse Chinese ban," 14 Dec. 2018 In that decision, a jury said that Arista didn’t infringe on a Cisco patent and copyright related to the command-line technology. — Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, "Arista to Pay Cisco $400 Million as Companies Settle IP Disputes," 6 Aug. 2018 So, clearly, rising gas prices aren’t infringing on road trips this year. — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, "Worst time to drive in Chicago this Memorial Day weekend? During Friday night's rush hour," 17 May 2018 The Supreme Court ruled that identifying who was in the NAACP would infringe on the right to privacy and free association. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "Facial recognition is becoming one of the 21st century’s biggest public space issues," 19 Oct. 2018 Often, creators will issue a takedown notice against an infringing copy of their work only to find another copy has been uploaded a few hours or days later. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "An EU copyright bill could force YouTube-style filtering across the Web," 11 Sep. 2018 Burberry seeks an injunction barring Target from selling any infringing items, as well as destroying existing products, and monetary damages of up to $2 million and court costs. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Burberry is suing Target for copying iconic plaid," 10 May 2018 The conservative argument is that Congress can’t infringe on the executive authority; that constitutionally, the president maintains the power to control who serves in the executive branch. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "The Senate bill to protect Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, explained," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infringe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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