Apple Seeks Supreme Court Appeal in Epic App Store Case

Apple has filed a motion indicating its intent to appeal to the United States Supreme Court in its ongoing legal dispute with Epic Games over App Store policies, following a recent denial of its request for a rehearing by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The filing, submitted earlier this week, seeks a stay on a lower court process to determine a reasonable commission Apple may charge for purchases made through external links in apps distributed via the App Store. This development comes after the Ninth Circuit in March 2026 unanimously rejected Apple's bid to revisit its December 2025 decision, which upheld a finding that Apple violated a 2021 injunction by imposing a 27 percent fee on such external transactions. That ruling remanded the case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to establish an appropriate fee structure, but Apple argues that proceeding could lead to unnecessary changes if the Supreme Court later intervenes.

The dispute traces back to 2020, when Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, challenged Apple's 30 percent commission on in-app purchases by directing users to its own payment system. Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store in...