U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple v. Epic antitrust appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request to hear the antitrust case between Apple and Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer, Epic Games. Both companies filed appeals, but now the prior ruling (largely in Apple’s favor) will stand as is.

Epic’s legal battle against both Apple and Google’s allegedly unfair competitive practices began in 2020. In 2021, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple wasn’t unfairly monopolizing the mobile app space with iOS or its in-app purchasing system. However, Epic did secure a small win which required Apple to remove its anti-steering rules. This small victory held through the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ review in April 2023.