Gelonghui May 22| Apple said on TuesdayoldarcademachinesThe plan is to ask a U.S. judge to overturn a case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states in March.oldarcademachines, which accuses Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market, hurting smaller competitors and driving up prices. To U.S. District Judge Julien X, New Jerseyoldarcademachines. In a letter from Neals, Apple said the company was not a monopolist, that it faced fierce competition from established competitors, and that the Justice Department relied on a new "antitrust liability theory that was not recognized by any court." Apple claimed that the case "went far beyond the outer limits of antitrust law" and that the Justice Department had to prove that the company had monopoly power in the relevant market, engaged in anti-competitive behavior, and that those behaviors had anti-competitive effects. Under the litigation process, Apple needs to first submit a pre-application letter of no more than three pages outlining the reasons for rejecting the charges. The government is expected to respond to Apple's letter within seven days.