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Epic Games requested the US Supreme Court on Thursday to allow a lower court verdict against Apple to take effect, which might force the iPhone manufacturer to adjust payment practises in its App Store.
Epic, the creator of the famous video game Fortnite, has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to overturn a July 17 decision by the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to delay its verdict that upheld an injunction against Apple. Apple was given 90 days to file an appeal with the Supreme Court.
Epic launched its antitrust action against Apple's App Store practises in 2020 in the keenly awaited dispute.
In April, the 9th Circuit affirmed a federal judge's 2021 decision that might force Apple to enable developers to publish links and buttons that drive users to payment alternatives outside the App Store in order to avoid paying Apple sales commissions.
The trial court held that Apple violated California's unfair competition statutes by prohibiting developers from "steering" consumers to other payment methods, but that Apple's policies did not violate antitrust laws.
Apple informed the 9th Circuit that the trial judge erred in banning Apple from enforcing its standards against all app developers in the United States, rather than only Epic, in its request to halt the injunction from taking effect while it prepares an appeal to the Supreme Court.
"Apple will be required to change its business model to comply with the injunction prior to the completion of judicial review," the corporation informed the 9th Circuit. "The undisputed evidence establishes that the injunction will limit Apple's ability to protect users from fraud, scams, malware, spyware, and objectionable content."
On Thursday, Epic informed the Supreme Court that the 9th Circuit's criterion for putting cases on hold is "far too lenient."
