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Apple abuse case at China IP court includes payment threshold complaint

By MLex Staff ( May 7, 2025, 09:09 GMT | Insight) -- Apple is facing an antitrust lawsuit in a Beijing court, where it is accused of abusing its dominant market position by discriminating against a Chinese app developer with its payment threshold rules, MLex has learned. The plaintiff also claims the US tech giant engaged in several anti-competitive practices, including discriminatory treatment, refusal to trade, unfairly high prices and unreasonable trade conditions.Apple is facing an antitrust lawsuit in a Beijing court, where it is accused of abusing its dominant market position by discriminating against a Chinese app developer with its payment threshold rules, MLex has learned....

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