Apple may be worth one and a half Googles now, but the world’s most valuable company needs its relationship with the world’s largest search engine to keep clicking. Such was evident Monday when Apple

Apple Inc. has asked to participate in an upcoming antitrust trial that will focus on Google LLC’s practices in the search market. Reuters reported the request today, citing a court document filed on Monday.

Apple has requested to participate in the upcoming U.S. antitrust trial against Google over online search practices, arguing it cannot rely solely on Google to defend the revenue-sharing agreements that send billions of dollars to Apple each year.

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser.

Apple (AAPL) has taken a significant step in the ongoing antitrust saga surrounding Google’s search engine dominance, requesting to participate in the upcoming US trial. This move underscores the iPhone maker’s concern about its revenue-sharing agreements with Google,

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has asked if it can testify in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, Reuters reported Tuesday, saying it cannot rely on Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) to defend revenue-sharing agreements that earn the iPhone maker billions each year.