Apple, Epic agree on pre-court schedule for new fee proposals
Apple and Epic have agreed on a pre-court schedule to address new App Store fee proposals following a Supreme Court decision not to grant Apple a stay. The schedule outlines a series of steps for both companies to exchange proposals, documents, and responses over several months. This process could lead to a court status conference within approximately five months.
- ▪The Supreme Court declined Apple's request for a stay on a mandate to negotiate a new commission rate with Epic Games.
- ▪Apple has 45 days to file a proffer proposing commissions for linked-out purchases, followed by document sharing and discussions with Epic.
- ▪Epic will have 60 days to file a response to Apple's proffer, after which Apple has 30 days to submit a reply with a 15-page limit.
- ▪The legal dispute began when Fortnite implemented a third-party payment system, challenging Apple's in-app purchase rules.
- ▪A court previously ruled that Apple's anti-steering policies were in violation and found Apple's compliance efforts to be a 'gross miscalculation.'
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News Apple, Epic agree on pre-court schedule for new fee proposals Malcolm Owen 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat May 16 2026, 08:09 AM EDT · 2 minute read An image from an Epic Games video mocking Apple's 1984 ad - Image Credit: Epic Games Ahead of the return to District Court for the continued appeals process in the Apple-Epic legal fight, the two companies have made a schedule to discuss a change in App Store fees for outbound links. The May 6 decision by the Supreme Court to decline Apple's request for a stay on a mandate to meet Epic Games to negotiate a new commission rate means more legal action in the coming months. In preparation, the two sides have agreed on a few ground rules for that meeting. In a joint filing to the U.S.
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