Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) asked the Supreme Court of the United States to halt a contempt ruling as it escalates its legal battle with Epic Games over App Store payment rules that could reshape the global app economy.
Apple Seeks Emergency Stay In Epic Games Case
On Monday, Apple filed an emergency request seeking a stay of a lower court decision that found the iPhone maker in contempt for failing to comply with a prior injunction in its dispute with Epic Games, reported The Hill.
“A stay is now needed before Apple is forced to litigate its commission rate under an erroneous and prejudicial contempt label—in proceedings that could reshape the global app market—before this Court can consider whether to grant review,” the company said in its filing.
Epic Games CEO Criticizes Apple
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticized Apple following its Supreme Court filing in the ongoing App Store legal battle, warning it could influence global regulation of app commissions.
In posts on X, Sweeney said Apple’s filing “threw a grenade into world app market,” arguing it effectively acknowledges that regulators worldwide are monitoring the case to determine acceptable commission rates outside the United States.
He also …
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