Apple has filed an emergency motion asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to pause key parts of a recent ruling that dramatically changes how

The company filed an emergency motion to temporarily fend off changes to the U.S. App Store that were ordered by a district court judge in its antitrust suit with Epic Games.

Apple said in a court filing that a judge's order for it to ease restrictions on app developers would cost it "substantial sums annually" if the ruling is allowed to stand.