Apple must now file its proposed App Store fee after Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected the company’s request to pause proceedings while the US Supreme Court reviews Apple’s contempt ruling in its long-running legal fight with Epic Games.
The decision keeps the lower-court process moving and gives Apple 24 hours to submit the fee it wants to charge on purchases completed outside the App Store, along with calculations and evidence supporting that amount.
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Apple gets 24 hours to propose its fee
The dispute follows an earlier ruling that found Apple in contempt after it introduced a 27% commission on purchases made through external payment links, even though the court had ordered Apple to let developers direct users to alternative payment methods.
Apple appealed the contempt finding to the Supreme Court and later asked Judge Gonzalez Rogers to pause the fee proceedings, arguing that the Supreme Court’s eventual decision could affect the work taking place in the lower court.
Epic Games opposed that request and argued that the proceedings should continue while the Supreme Court reviews the narrower contempt issue.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said on X that Judge Gonzalez Rogers denied Apple’s request, which means Apple must now submit its proposed fee and explain why the court should approve it.
In her publicly released ruling, Judge Gonzalez Rogers said the Supreme Court review does not substantially affect the factual questions surrounding Apple’s compliance with the injunction.
She also pointed to Apple’s agreement to file its evidence within 24 hours and said further delay was unwarranted as the case approaches the fifth anniversary of the court’s original decision.
Apple has not publicly commented on the latest ruling.
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