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US: Apple wants SCOTUS to undo decision in antitrust suit

By  |  October 31, 2018

Apple on Monday, October 29, again urged the US Supreme Court to undo a 9th Circuit decision reviving an antitrust suit from app buyers accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the iPhone, reported Law360.

“A group of iPhone users had sued, saying the tech giant’s practice is anticompetitive,” Apple World reported. “Apple argued that users didn’t have standing to sue it because they purchased apps from developers, with Apple simply renting out space to those developers.”

The tech giant first asked the 9th Circuit on Friday to reconsider a published decision that revived a suit claiming that the Cupertino, California-based company monopolizes the market for iPhone apps. Apple argued in its petition that the panel hadn’t properly considered whether the consumer class could allege that they were directly harmed by distribution fees.

A group of iPhone users had sued, saying the tech giant’s practice is anticompetitive. Apple argued that users didn’t have standing to sue it because they purchased apps from developers, with Apple simply renting out space to those developers.

Full Content: Law 360

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