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Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  1. September 13, 2021

    Epic Games Ruling Could Haunt Big Tech

    Apple may have won more than it lost on Friday, when a California federal judge allowed it to continue barring rival app stores from its iPhones. But the legislative and enforcement fallout from the mixed ruling over Epic Games' lawsuit, which also gave Epic a way to circumvent Apple's 30% commission on app sales, could come to haunt the cellphone giant and other dominant tech platforms.

  2. September 10, 2021

    5 Takeaways From Friday's Epic, Apple Ruling

    While not a clear win for either side, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers' ruling Friday in the closely watched standoff between game developer Epic Games and Apple has major implications for Apple's App Store policies and potential future litigation against the tech giant.

  3. September 10, 2021

    Apple Can Block Epic's App Store Rival But Not Outside Sales

    A California federal judge on Friday ordered Apple to let Epic Games and other app developers steer customers to outside platforms for purchases but also allowed the Silicon Valley giant to keep other restrictions in place, including blocking apps and alternative distribution mechanisms from outside the iPhone App Store.

  4. August 30, 2021

    Epic 'Fighting On' After Apple's App Store Developer Deal

    Apple's $100 million settlement Thursday night with a class of app developers resolved only one portion of the antitrust pressure bearing down on the technology giant, leaving another lawsuit from Epic Games untouched and generating criticism from Epic and other major app-makers that the deal is a sham.

  5. August 26, 2021

    Apple Opposes Epic's Bid To Access Class Action Docs

    Apple Inc. has urged a California federal judge to reject Epic Games' push to obtain sealed documents in an antitrust suit mirroring Epic's claims against Apple, saying the game developer forfeited any right to the materials by pursuing its own, separate case.

  6. May 24, 2021

    Epic-Apple Judge Suggests No Clear Winner As Trial Wraps

    A California federal judge appeared skeptical Monday of both sides' arguments at the close of Epic Games' high-profile antitrust trial over Apple's 30% App Store commissions, saying Apple's anti-steering provisions "seem anticompetitive," but she's "concerned" Epic is just trying to get out of paying for Apple's intellectual property.

  7. May 22, 2021

    Epic-Apple's 'Super Bowl Of Antitrust' Trial May Be Watershed

    As Epic Games Inc.'s high-stakes antitrust bench trial against Apple Inc. nears its end, experts told Law360 that an Epic win could mark a shift in antitrust law in favor of plaintiffs suing technology giants, while potentially opening the door for a "Wild West" in smartphone security.

  8. May 21, 2021

    Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets Tough Questions From Epic Judge

    All eyes were on Epic's high-stakes antitrust trial against Apple on Friday as Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stand to tough questions from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who called Apple's 30% app commission "troubling" and asked Cook "what's the problem" with giving consumers other purchasing options.

  9. May 20, 2021

    Google V. Oracle Hangs Over Apple's IP Defense In Epic Trial

    An intellectual property expert hired by Apple testified during Epic Games' high-stakes antitrust trial over Apple's App Store fees Thursday that Epic wants a "free ride" on Apple's proprietary software, but he acknowledged that not all software is protectable in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Google v. Oracle ruling.

  10. May 19, 2021

    Apple's Craig Federighi Says Epic's App Store Risks Security

    Apple software engineering executive Craig Federighi testified Wednesday during Epic Games' high-stakes antitrust bench trial over Apple's 30% App Store fees that the tech giant's app review process is its "single most important" line of defense against cyberattacks and that allowing for rival app stores would be a "pretty devastating setback" for iPhone security.

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