Epic Games submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court today, which means that the company is unwilling to fail and hopes to go to court with Apple in the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April 2023, upholding the lower court’s decision and ruling that Apple’s App Store does not allow third-party markets and does not violate the Antitrust Law.
Epic Games started a long legal battle in 2020, using the “Fortnite” game as the trigger, to dispute with Apple over the App Store rules.
The court announced the results of the trial in 2021 and held that Apple did not violate antitrust laws and was not a monopoly. Epic Games refused to accept this and chose to appeal immediately, saying that the trial court “reached the wrong answer” and “made multiple legal errors.”
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected Epic Games’ complaint that the App Store did not allow third-party app stores to run, which allegedly violated antitrust laws, and announced that it would uphold the original judgment.