ValueLicensing has urged the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal to strike out key defence arguments raised by Microsoft in a £270 million standalone damages claim because they “have no prospect of success” at trial. The UK-based software reseller asked the CAT during a case management conference today to strike out Microsoft’s claim that its allegedly anticompetitive conduct was justified to protect its intellectual property rights.
GCR: UK software reseller attacks Microsoft defences ahead of antitrust damages trial
ValueLicensing has urged the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal to strike out key defence arguments raised by Microsoft in a £270 million standalone damages claim because they “have no prospect of success” at trial.
The UK-based software reseller asked the CAT during a case management conference today to strike out Microsoft’s claim that its allegedly anticompetitive conduct was justified to protect its intellectual property rights.
ValueLicensing also wants the CAT to strike out Microsoft’s defence that its conduct generated efficiencies that off-set potential anticompetitive effects.