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The Court of Appeal ruling by three Lord Justices in relation to E-Filing ruled that Microsoft did file on time its 6 June application for permission to appeal against the Commercial Court's rejection of its attempt to strike out ValueLicensing's claim. The Court of Appeal later rejected Microsoft's application for permission to appeal.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that #microsoft did file on time its 6 June application for permission to appeal against the Commercial Court's rejection of its attempt to strike out #ValueLicensing's claim. The decision does not impact the progress of the claim; that is because back in July the Court of Appeal refused Microsoft's application for permission. The matter is one of considerable interest to practitioners and now the Court of Appeal has provided clarity

Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Limited and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited have filed their Defence on 30 September 2022. Claim No. CL-2021-000208

Law360, London (October 14, 2022, 7:21 PM BST) -- Microsoft has denied the brunt of an antitrust lawsuit seeking £270 million ($302 million) brought by a software reseller accusing the tech giant of stifling competition, after failing to strike out parts of the claim levied at its U.K. business.

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