![]() ![]() The filing on Monday was with the Ninth Circuit. While Apple has made its motion to the Supreme Court, Epic Games has yet to request a hearing of its own appeal.Īpple hasn't filed a cert petition with the Supreme Court yet. However, the court also upheld a ruling on California state law claims against Apple.įor developers, this largely covers policies such as anti-steering provisions that prevented developers from pointing customers in other directions than the App Store's In-App Payments system. The petition states it raises "far-reaching and important" questions about the power of judges in issuing broad injunctions.ĭuring April's appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court's 2021 decision rejecting claims from Epic that the App Store violated federal laws, including those relating to forbidding third-party app stores on its platforms. With the Ninth Court refusing to continue, Reuters reports Apple is moving the matter further up the judicial food chain to the Supreme Court.Īpple's motion claims that the appeals court reached too far by issuing a nationwide injunction against Apple over alleged violations of California state unfair competition law. While in April the court upheld most of a previous decision in the case, it rejected attempts by Epic and Apple to revisit the decision on Friday. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the matter. 21-16506.In a filing to the Supreme Court on Monday, Apple's legal team motions for a reconsideration of an April ruling by the U.S. On Friday, the 9th Circuit rejected petitions from Apple and Epic urging the court to revisit its April decision.Įpic Games also can ask the Supreme Court to hear its appeal.Įpic in its appeal to the 9th Circuit had sought to revive its antitrust claims against Apple over its restrictive app distribution and payment services.Īpple's attorneys in Monday's filing said the 9th Circuit reached too far in issuing a nationwide injunction against Apple alleging that it violated a California state unfair competition law.Īpple said its petition in the Supreme Court that it will raise "far-reaching and important" questions about the power of judges to issue broad injunctions. The 9th Circuit in April upheld most of the judge's action. In appeals to the 9th Circuit, Epic challenged key parts of the judge's ruling that favored Apple, while Apple challenged the order concerning the App Store. ![]() Rogers ruled against most of Epic's claims, though did issue the order that Apple is contesting. Epic was seeking an injunction to stop Apple's practice, not monetary damages. The judge's order said Apple could not prohibit developers from providing links and buttons to payment options in their apps that take consumers outside of the App Store - a step that could reduce sales commissions paid to Apple.Įpic sued Apple in 2020, challenging the fee Apple imposes on in-app payments. Circuit Court of Appeals that kept in place most of the order issued in 2021 by U.S. ![]() Supreme Court to hear its challenge to a judge's order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store.Īpple said in a court filing it will ask the justices to take up its appeal of a ruling on Friday by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) said on Monday it will ask the U.S. ![]()
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