United States of America: Issued Court of Appels ruling in Epic Games Inc. v. Apple Inc.
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Issued Court of Appels ruling in Epic Games Inc. v. Apple Inc.
On 24 April 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling concerning Epic Games Inc. v. Apple Inc. In August 2020, Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple for alleged anticompetitive behaviour. Specifically, Epic Games claimed that Apple does not allow external in-app payment systems, taking a 30% commission on every transaction made through its own in-app purchase system. The Court of Appeals found that Apple did not violate competition law by banning competing app marketplaces on iPhones. However, Apple lost one claim and will be required to allow developers to place links inside their apps so users can make purchases outside the App Store.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2021-09-10
in force
2021-10-08
under appeal
2021-12-08
adopted
2023-04-24
in force
2023-07-17
under investigation
2023-08-09
under investigation
2023-09-27
under appeal