Epic Games asks the Supreme Court to block Apple’s petition.
On June 3, 2026 Epic submitted a brief in the case Epic Games Inc v. Apple Inc, asking the Court to deny Apple’s request to overturn two lower‑court decisions. The rulings in question are a Ninth Circuit opinion issued on May 15, 2026, and a district‑court judgment from April 22, 2026, both of which upheld Epic’s right to offer off‑App‑Store purchases.
The move matters because a denial would keep the lower decisions in place, preserving Epic’s ability to bypass Apple’s commission structure on iOS. It also signals that Epic is still betting on a top‑court reversal rather than settling the dispute.
If the Supreme Court accepts Apple’s petition, the fight could end up back in lower courts, where Apple has a better chance of reversing the rulings.