Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 EPIC GAMES, INC., Case No. 4:20-cv-05640-YGR

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING

IN PART MOTION FOR TEMPORARY

vs. RESTRAINING ORDER

APPLE INC., Re: Dkt. No. 17 Defendant.

11 Plaintiff Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic Games”) brings this action against Apple Inc. (“Apple”), alleging violations of the Sherman Act, California’s Cartwright Act, and California’s Unfair Competition Law relating to Apple’s App Store policies. Specifically, Epic Games contests Apple’s in-app purchase (“IAP”) system through which Apple takes 30% and further prevents its game, Fortnite, from offering its own IAP outside of Apple’s system. Now before the Court is Epic Games’ motion for a temporary restraining order requesting broad relief with respect to all of its products, including those managed by affiliates. Apple opposes the motion. Based on a preliminary review of the briefing, the Court permitted a reply on the issues relating to…