{"id":340570,"date":"2021-09-17T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-long-might-it-take-to-resolve-the-epic-apple-case-expect-a-legal-marathon\/"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T12:25:00","slug":"how-long-might-it-take-to-resolve-the-epic-apple-case-expect-a-legal-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-long-might-it-take-to-resolve-the-epic-apple-case-expect-a-legal-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"#: How long might it take to resolve the Epic-Apple case? Expect a legal marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a415c692f92c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a415c692f92c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-long-might-it-take-to-resolve-the-epic-apple-case-expect-a-legal-marathon\/#Jon_Swartz\" >Jon Swartz<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#: How long might it take to resolve the Epic-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le case? Expect a legal marathon<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\">\n<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000407359\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000407359\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       A final verdict on Epic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s Inc.\u2019s antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. could be as long as the 185-page decision issued by a federal judge last week. Try three to five years in a withering legal war of attrition that could wend its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, some experts say.<\/p>\n<p> Apple Inc. was dealt a blow last Friday when a federal judge in the Epic Games Inc. case issued an injunction that said the company can no longer force developers to use its payment system, effectively bypassing commission fees of 15% to 30%. However, the iPhone maker was not ruled an antitrust monopolist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The appeal process began in earnest Sunday, when Epic <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/21061142-epic-games-appeal\" class=\"icon none\">filed <\/a>a motion in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Apple<br \/>\n        AAPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202934861\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.16%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       which claimed a resounding victory, said it is considering all legal options and has until late January 2022 to appeal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth sides have good issues for appeal. Epic challenging market definition and procompetitive justifications found by the Court, and Apple challenging the state law injunction and perhaps the market definition,\u201d antitrust lawyer Paul Swanson told MarketWatch. He expects Epic\u2019s appeal to \u201croll on at least another 18 months in the Ninth Circuit, and then we\u2019ll see whether there\u2019s a tight legal issue teed up for the Supreme Court,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Projected years of uncertainty could wreak havoc with the business plans of small- and mid-sized developers, who are tasked with complying with App Store rules, and legislators whose bills are impacted by future rulings in the Epic-Apple case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a business planning perspective, it just adds more hoops to jump through,\u201d Morgan Reed, president of The App Association, which represent 5,000 small and medium size app developers, told MarketWatch. He fears the closely-watched legal battle over the future of apps to drag on for months if not years.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, bills in the Senate and House that would rein in the powers of digital platforms like the App Store are wending their way through the legislative process. Co-sponsors cite the necessity of new antitrust laws to curb the expanding tentacles of Apple, Google, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Inc.<br \/>\n        FB,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205064656\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.23%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       and Amazon.com Inc.<br \/>\n        AMZN,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210331248\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.36%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       and others.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the\u00a0Chamber of Progress, a tech industry policy group, isn\u2019t so sure those bills need to be modified since Judge Gonzalez Rogers addressed the issue of payment systems outside the App Store. \u201cHer decision chips away at the 30% commission,\u201d Kovacevich said.<\/p>\n<p>If that doesn\u2019t give developers, lawmakers and regulators pause, this might: Epic\u2019s similar suit vs. Google parent Alphabet Inc.<br \/>\n        GOOGL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202490156\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.57%<\/bg-quote><\/p>\n<p>        GOOG,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205453964\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.57%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       could begin in federal court in North Carolina in 2022, meaning Epic will be waging a two-pronged legal attack against two of tech\u2019s biggest players. However, Epic is likely to drop its case against Google if it loses on appeal vs. Apple, according to Kovacevich.<\/p>\n<p>A prolonged pitch between Apple and Epic is anticipated because deep-pocketed tech giants have the resources, patience, egos, and financial incentive to protect their digital turf. It\u2019s the Silicon Valley way to argue in court until you ultimately win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>For Apple, extended battles in court are nothing new. In fact, it waged an eight-year battle with four consumers over some of the same principles as the Epic case, according to Valarie Williams, an antitrust expert in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/18pdf\/17-204_bq7d.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">ruled<\/a> 5-4 against Apple in May 2019 in a case where the plaintiffs argued Apple\u2019s 30% commission inflated prices for iPhone software, constituting an unfair use of monopoly power. Although the procedural ruling was a loss for Apple, it will take years before the case is finally resolved. <\/p>\n<p>Apple maintains  consumers can\u2019t sue because Apple was merely providing a marketplace for the apps, and only app developers have standing to sue for antitrust \u2014 something Epic did unsuccessfully, according to Gonzalez Rogers\u2019 ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Another long-term tussle found \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 Apple ultimately on the winning end of a patent-infringement dispute with smartphone rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"005930;onlineSignificance=passing-mention\" class=\"icon none\">KR:005930<\/a> that also reached the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>In spring 2011, Apple sued Samsung for alleged violation of design patents<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patent_infringement\" class=\"icon none\">, <\/a>setting in motion a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of skirmishes that culminated in an 8-0 decision by the Supreme Court in late 2016 to return the case to Federal Circuit court to define the appropriate legal standard \u201carticle of manufacture.\u201d As of mid-2018, trials over the patent dispute had been resolved, with Apple awarded $539 million.<\/p>\n<p>History is rich in such marathon clashes. The granddaddy of litigation was Oracle Corp.\u2019s<br \/>\n        ORCL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202180826\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.55%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       decade-long copyright clash with Google that was decided by the Supreme Court in April 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The court voted 6-2 in favor of Google\u00a0in an $8 billion dispute over the internet company\u2019s creation of the Android operating system used on most smartphones worldwide. Google wrote millions of lines of new computer code to create Android, released in 2007, but it also used 11,330 lines of code that\u2019s part of Oracle\u2019s Java platform \u2014 an action Oracle claimed was \u201cegregious act of plagiarism.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jon Swartz\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/author\/jon-swartz\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jswartz\",\"text\":\"@jswartz\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/mailto:jswartz@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"jswartz@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\" aria-label=\"links to  author page\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jon_Swartz\"><\/span>Jon Swartz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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