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(“Epic”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
−Removed: District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Northern California District Court”) against the Company alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws and California’s unfair competition law based upon the Company’s operation of its App Store.
−Removed: The Company filed a counterclaim for breach of contract.
−Removed: On September 10, 2021, the Northern California District Court ruled in favor of the Company with respect to nine out of the ten counts included in Epic’s claim, and in favor of the Company with respect to the Company’s claims for breach of contract.
−Removed: The Northern California District Court found that certain provisions of the Company’s App Store Review Guidelines violate California’s unfair competition law and issued an injunction.
−Removed: Epic appealed the decision.
−Removed: The Company filed a cross-appeal and has been granted a stay pending the appeal.
+Added: District Court for the Northern District of California (the “District Court”) against the Company alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws and California’s unfair competition law based upon the Company’s operation of its App Store.
+Added: On September 10, 2021, the District Court ruled in favor of the Company with respect to nine out of the ten counts included in Epic’s claim.
+Added: The District Court found that certain provisions of the Company’s App Store Review Guidelines violate California’s unfair competition law and issued an injunction enjoining the Company from prohibiting developers from including in their apps external links that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than Apple in-app purchasing.
+Added: The injunction applies to apps on the U.S.
+Added: storefront of the iOS and iPadOS App Store.
+Added: On April 24, 2023, the U.S.
+Added: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Circuit Court”) affirmed the District Court’s ruling.
+Added: On June 7, 2023, the Company and Epic filed petitions with the Circuit Court requesting further review of the decision.
+Added: On June 30, 2023, the Circuit Court denied both petitions.
+Added: On July 17, 2023, the Circuit Court granted Apple’s motion to stay enforcement of the injunction pending appeal to the U.S.
+Added: Supreme Court.
+Added: Supreme Court denies Apple’s petition, the stay of the injunction will expire.
+Added: Masimo Corporation and Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.
+Added: (together, “Masimo”) filed a complaint before the U.S.
+Added: International Trade Commission (the “ITC”) alleging infringement by the Company of five patents relating to the functionality of the blood oxygen feature in Apple Watch Series 6 and 7.
+Added: In its complaint, Masimo sought a permanent exclusion order prohibiting importation to the United States of certain Apple Watch models that include blood oxygen sensing functionality.
+Added: On October 26, 2023, the ITC entered a limited exclusion order (the “Order”) prohibiting importation and sales in the United States of Apple Watch models with blood oxygen sensing functionality, which includes Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2.
+Added: The Order will not go into effect until the end of the administrative review period, which is currently expected to end on December 25, 2023.
+Added: The Company intends to appeal the Order and seek a stay pending the appeal.
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