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| December 2024 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo filed criminal complaints against Apple's subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the company of using conflict minerals, covering up war crimes, mineral laundering, handling stolen goods, and engaging in deceptive commercial practices about supply chain transparency.
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| March 21 2024 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antimonopoly lawsuit against Apple, alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive practices. The lawsuit specifically targeted Apple's actions against Beeper and claimed the company suppressed competition in digital wallets, messaging apps, and smartwatch compatibility. Immediately following the announcement, Apple's stock price dropped by over 4 percent, closing at $171.37.
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| December 2023 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Apple and Corellium reached a full settlement of their ongoing legal dispute.
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| May 2023 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Apple lost its appeal of the copyright ruling against Corellium.
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| June 2022 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
A new class action claim was launched in the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal, seeking £750 million in damages for an estimated 25 million users, alleging deliberate 'throttling' of iPhones without proper warning or opt-out options.
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| 2021 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Apple and Corellium settled the DMCA claim. Apple subsequently appealed the previous copyright ruling.
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| 2020 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
A judge ruled in favor of Corellium on the copyright aspect of the lawsuit, while leaving the DMCA claim open and noting that Corellium used a customer vetting process.
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| 2020 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Apple agreed to pay $500 million in compensation to affected users, with approximately $25 per user, to resolve the iPhone slowdown litigation.
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| 2019 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Apple initiated a lawsuit against Corellium for copyright and DMCA violations, alleging that Corellium's virtualized iPhone software tools could enable dangerous security exploits and be sold to potential competitors.
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| May 2019 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Supreme Court upholds the Ninth Circuit's ruling, confirming that the class has standing to sue Apple for antitrust concerns.
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| April 2019 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
A Swiss court ruled against Apple's trademark infringement claim against Swatch Group regarding the 'Tick Different' slogan, determining that Apple failed to provide sufficient documentation to prove the campaign's significant recognition in Switzerland.
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| 2018 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Supreme Court agrees to hear the Apple Inc. v. Pepper antitrust case during its term.
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| 2017 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple regarding intentional iPhone slowdown, alleging the company deliberately reduced performance of older iPhone models through operating system updates.
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| 2013 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
District court dismisses various parts of the antitrust case, rejecting claims about SIM locking and App Store commission.
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| 2013 | The Supreme Court of Israel unanimously affirmed that 'citizenship' is separate from 'nationality' or 'ethnic affiliation', and that a unique 'Israeli' ethnic identity has not been proven. The court recognized that Israel has more than 130 distinct ethnic groups (le'umim). |
| April 2012 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
Ninth Circuit denies plaintiffs permission to appeal the previous court's decision.
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| December 2011 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
District court grants Apple and AT&T's motions to compel arbitration and decertifies the original class action lawsuit.
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| December 2011 |
Litigation involving Apple Inc.
A new group of plaintiffs led by Robert Pepper files a complaint in the Northern District, which is combined into In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation.
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