Australia: Appeal by Apple approved regarding a permanent stay application in the case between Epic Games Inc and Apple regarding Apple's AppStore
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Appeal by Apple approved regarding a permanent stay application in the case between Epic Games Inc and Apple regarding Apple's AppStore
On April 9, 2021, the Federal Court of Australia approved Apple's stay application, by ordering a temporary stay on proceedings. Epic Games Inc therefore now has 3 months to file a lawsuit in the Northern District of California, as was agreed upon in Epic's contract with Apple, the court states. The court does reserve Epic Games Inc the right of appeal, however. If this decision is not appealed, the stay will be made permanent.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-11-16
under deliberation
2021-04-09
under deliberation
2021-07-09
under appeal