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General Court dismissed Apple’s challenges to gatekeeper designation and found iMessage claims inadmissible

On 8 July 2026, the General Court dismissed Apple’s challenges against its designation as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), joining Cases T-1079/23, T-1080/23 and T-214/24 for the purposes of the judgment. The European Commission des…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2023-11-16
under deliberation

On 16 November 2023, Apple initiated legal proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European …

2026-07-08
in force

On 8 July 2026, the General Court dismissed Apple’s challenges against its designation as a gatekee…