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Microsoft gains permission to appeal in UK licensing case

( December 5, 2025, 14:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Microsoft has been granted permission to appeal, after its recent failure to persuade the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal that ValueLicensing had breached copyright rules through its bulk resale of the tech giant’s software licenses. The November judgment concerned “preliminary issues” in a claim brought against Microsoft by JJH Enterprises, trading as ValueLicensing. The case reference is 1570/5/7/22.Document is attached....

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