Apple’s legal battle against Germany’s antitrust regulator faced a significant challenge this Tuesday, as federal judges strongly indicated they might side with the country’s cartel office. After over three hours of deliberation,

KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - German federal judges indicated on Tuesday that they could back the country's antitrust regulator in a legal battle with Apple, following over three hours of deliberations over whether the U.S. tech giant should be subject to additional controls.

Germany's top court is examining whether Apple should be subject to stricter competition control by the country's Federal Cartel Office, with an initial assessment suggesting the tech giant could be in bother.