Reacting to the Delhi High Court injunction that
ordered Xiaomi (and
exclusive retail partner Flipkart) to suspend smartphone sales in India,
Hugo Barra, Xiaomi's Global Vice President, late Thursday night posted a
short letter to 'Indian Mi Fans' on his
personal Facebook page.
While
describing the determination of the company to continue selling the
Redmi Note (Review | Pictures) and Redmi 1S (Review | Pictures) in India, Barra says Xiaomi is complying with
the Delhi High Court order to suspend sales in the country, and is assessing
options that will resolve the situation with Ericsson.
Apologising
to fans, Barra added that the company had received 150,000
registrations for the newly-launched Redmi Note in the last few days,
highlighting Xiaomi's successful time in the Indian market since its
entry back in July.
Xiaomi and Flipkart have been ordered to stop
selling infringing devices until February 5, when the court is due to
hear the case.
The Delhi High Court injunction order was passed on
the plea of Ericsson that Xiaomi has been violating eight of its
patents pertaining to AMR, EDGE and 3G technologies in the field of
telecommunication.
Ericsson has said that it had invited Xiaomi to
use its patented technology by obtaining a licence, but instead of
doing so, the Chinese manufacturer launched its devices in India in July
2014.
You can find the full text of Hugo Barra's letter to Indian Mi fans below.
A Letter to Indian Mi Fans
Dear Mi fans,
We
have been committed to continue our sales of Redmi Note and Redmi 1S
devices in India. In the last 2 days alone, we received about 150,000
registrations for Redmi Note on Flipkart and the momentum has been
terrific.
However, we have been forced to suspend sales in India
until further notice due to an order passed by the Delhi High Court. As a
law abiding company, we are investigating the matter carefully and
assessing our legal options.
Our sincere apologies to all Indian
Mi fans! Please rest assured that we're doing all we can to revert the
situation. We have greatly enjoyed our journey with you in India over
the last 5 months and we firmly intend to continue it!
Written with agency inputs
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