Google asks Supreme Court docket to rescue it from its Epic lawsuit

Google is asking the Supreme Court docket to step in and pause the ruling the corporate obtained in its lawsuit with Epic Video games, in line with a filing the corporate shared with Engadget. The corporate is making its request following a major legal loss to Epic Games in October 2024, which required it to open the Google Play Retailer to third-party app shops for a interval of three years.

Google is asking the justices to intervene by October 17, three days earlier than the injunction Epic gained begins to enter impact. The corporate hopes that after providing a keep, the Court docket will take up the case for a full evaluate. Asking the Supreme Court docket for reduction would not have even entered the image if Google’s attraction hadn’t already been . The corporate’s submitting contains a number of technical the explanation why the Ninth Circuit Court docket’s ruling ought to be overturned. It additionally gives a number of examples why the unique injunction Epic gained is dangerous for Google, builders and shoppers.

Google believes the injunction “[creates] monumental safety and security dangers by enabling shops that inventory malicious, misleading or pirated content material to proliferate,” and that it burdens builders with “continually monitoring dozens or a whole bunch of shops that may all of the sudden carry their apps with out their data.” The corporate additionally notes that the injunction will make it “considerably simpler for builders to keep away from compensating Google,” for Play Retailer companies that don’t have anything to do with funds.

On the dropping finish of its four-year legal battle with Fortnite developer Epic, Google wasn’t simply ordered to open up the Play Retailer to third-party app shops, it is also not allowed to make offers round pre-installing the Play Retailer on telephones or power builders to make use of its billing system. In distinction to Epic’s case with Apple, the place the developer solely gained a small, if meaningful concession, Google’s loss gave Epic practically all the things it requested for.

When each Apple and Google requested the Supreme Court docket to evaluate their case final yr, the courtroom denied their requests with out clarification. It isn’t clear if Google will get what it desires, however given the a lot bigger modifications it’s going to be pressured to make if the injunction strikes ahead, it is attainable the courtroom might reply in a different way.