The judge recommends blocking the entry of some iPhones in the United States

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A US Commerce Judge has recommended banning some iPhones imported to the United States, claiming Apple (AAPL) violated one of Qualcomm's patents in some devices.

Although Apple is an American company, iPhones are assembled overseas and shipped to the United States and other countries.

In her two-page decision, Judge MaryJoan McNamara, an administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission, did not say which iPhones she thought should be banned from the United States.

The ruling will only come into effect when the full ITC panel and President Donald Trump will consider McNamara's decision.

The presidents have already canceled import bans, including in 2013, when President Barack Obama overturned the ITC court ruling to ban some iPhones. In this case, the ITC had ruled that Apple had violated some of Samsung's patents.

In another case decided on Tuesday, the ITC ruled in favor of Apple in a case that dates back to 2017.

"We are pleased that the ITC has found the latest Qualcomm patent claims invalid," said an Apple spokeswoman in a statement. "This is another important step for American companies to face fair competition in the marketplace."

Qualcomm was immediately available to comment on the ITC's decisions.

In this enmity that lasts for a long time, the two companies have sometimes stood out.

In December, a Chinese court banned the sale and importation of most iPhone models following a lawsuit filed by Qualcomm (QCOM).

But in 2017, Apple sued Qualcomm for a billion dollars after the chip maker stopped paying for the exclusive right to place its chips in iPhones.

Qualcomm withdrew its payments after the European Union began investigating them. The EU finally ruled the payments illegal and in January 2018 the European Commission ordered Qualcomm to pay a fine of 1.2 billion dollars.

Last summer, Qualcomm announced that Apple would no longer include its modems in iPhones.

Apple's shares fell 1% on Tuesday. Qualcomm's stock has increased by more than 2%.

– Julia Horowitz from CNN Business contributed to this report.

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