Google has appealed a jury’s verdict that deemed its Play Store for Android smartphones an illegal monopoly, seeking to overturn penalties imposed by U.S. District Judge James Donato. During the hearing, Google lawyer Jessica Ellsworth argued that the trial’s market definition was improperly defined, contrasting it with a previous antitrust case involving Apple. She said: “You can’t just lose an issue that was fully litigated the first time (in the Apple case) and then pretend it didn’t happen.” Epic Games, the plaintiff, contended that Google’s practices inflate prices with commissions ranging from 15% to 30% on in-app purchases. The appeals court judges expressed skepticism about Google’s claims, noting factual differences between the Android and Apple ecosystems. The court has not set a timeline for its ruling, which typically takes several months.