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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Oct. 8, 2024

Google to appeal order opening Play Store to all developers

The ruling, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is a sweeping victory for Epic Games, which won a jury verdict last year that found Google Play and the Google Play Billing Service were monopolies.

Alphabet Inc. said it will appeal a Monday injunction by a San Francisco federal judge requiring its Google subsidiary to open its Play Store to all app developers and will seek a stay from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pausing the order.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Donato is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 1 and last for the next three years.

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