Opinion
4:20-cv-05640-YGR
09-10-2021
Epic Games, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Apple Inc., Defendant. And Related Counterclaim
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
The Court, having considered the evidence presented at the bench trial in this matter and consistent with its findings of fact and conclusions of law, Hereby Orders as follows:
1. Apple Inc. and its officers, agents, servants, employees, and any person in active concert or participation with them (“Apple”), are hereby permanently restrained and enjoined from prohibiting developers from (i) including in their apps and their metadata buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms, in addition to In-App Purchasing and (ii) communicating with customers through points of contact obtained voluntarily from customers through account registration within the app.
2. Any party may seek modification of this Order, at any time, by written motion and for good cause based on changed circumstances or otherwise.
3. The Court will retain jurisdiction over the enforcement and amendment of the injunction. If any part of this Order is violated by any party named herein or any other person, plaintiff may, by motion with notice to the attorneys for defendant, apply for sanctions or other relief that may be appropriate.
4. This injunction will take effect in ninety (90) days.
It Is So Ordered.