Apple Store Rosenstraße in Munich, Germany German federal judges on Tuesday seemed that they might support the country’s antitrust regulator in its legal dispute with Apple. This came after more than three hours of discussions on whether the U.S. tech giant should face additional regulations. Reuters: ‎ The German cartel office said in April 2023 it considered Apple a “company of paramount cross-market significance for competition”, opening the door to possible measures curbing its dominance. Wolfgang Kirchhoff, presiding judge on the panel assessing Apple’s appeal against the designation, said an overall assessment had shown it could be true that Apple has such significance across markets. However, the Federal Court of Justice held off on handing down a ruling on Tuesday,…

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India’s antitrust regulator has rejected Apple’s request to halt an investigation into potential antitrust violations, according to an internal order from the regulator seen by Reuters. The regulator’s decision allows the investigation to proceed, despite Apple’s objections. The investigation found that Apple may have breached competition laws in India. Aditya Kalra for Reuters: ‎ The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in August ordered a recall of investigation reports after Apple said the watchdog had disclosed commercial secrets to competitors in the case dating back to 2021, including Tinder-owner Match. These elements should have been redacted. Apple asked the CCI “to take action against TWFS for non-compliance with its order” and “to withhold the revised” report, the CCI order, dated Nov.…

In a significant legal battle, U.S. DOJ prosecutors have argued that Google should be forced to divest its Chrome browser and share data and search results with competitors to dismantle its alleged monopoly on online search. The prosecutors proposals include ending its deal with Apple to be the default search engine in Safair, and, if remedies fail, selling Android, among potential solutions to address the company’s alleged monopoly abuse. Reuters: ‎ “Google’s unlawful behavior has deprived rivals not only of critical distribution channels but also distribution partners who could otherwise enable entry into these markets by competitors in new and innovative ways,” the DOJ and state antitrust enforcers said in a court filing, opens new tab on Wednesday. Their proposals…

Apple will argue for the dismissal of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Apple of abusing its so-called market dominance in the U.S. smartphone market. Jody Gody for Reuters: ‎ U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, is scheduled to hear arguments from lawyers for Apple, and from prosecutors who say the company locks users in and keeps competition out by limiting interoperability between the iPhone and third-party apps and devices. Apple has moved to dismiss the case, saying its limitations on developers’ access to its technology were reasonable, and that forcing it to share technology with competitors would chill innovation. The Apple lawsuit filed in March by the DOJ and a…