A judge recommended to ban the importation of iPhone in the United States.

"I will recommend that a limited exclusion order be imposed on AppleJudge MaryJoan McNamara said in a resolution of the International Trade Commission, based in Washington.

The two American technology companies were involved in a long battle for patents and the copyright that has been developed in the courts and administrative bodies around the world.

Qualcomm accuses the apple brand of using its technologies without paying for them. Apple claims that the component manufacturer claims unjustified rights.

In late 2018, Qualcomm managed to get a German court to ban the sale of certain iPhones under certain conditions, following a similar decision in China shortly before.

Qualcomm has long provided modem chips to Apple, a room that allows the connection of the smartphone to telecommunication networks.

But Apple has stopped buying Qualcomm chips to replace them with the giant Intel integrated circuit.