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Microsoft's tussle with ValueLicensing over perpetual licensing terms has taken another turn after the software reseller asked the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to strike out parts of Redmond's amended defense.

In a David and Goliath-style confrontation, a software reseller has thrown down the gauntlet at Microsoft’s feet, challenging the tech behemoth in a titanic £270 million ($343 million) antitrust lawsuit. The accusation? Microsoft, the Goliath of the tech world, stands accused of employing its colossal might to squash the thriving market for reselling its software licenses.

A software reseller has launched a bid to hobble Microsoft's defense to a £270 million ($343 million) claim that the technology giant broke antitrust laws by trying to stifle the resale market for its software licenses. ValueLicensing said Friday it has asked the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal to strike out part of Microsoft's defense that any anti-competitive conduct was "objectively justified."

Software reseller ValueLicensing has submitted an application for summary judgment before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) seeking orders striking out parts of Microsoft’s amended defence in the standalone damages claim against the tech giant, a press release announced.

ValueLicensing has filed an application for summary judgment asking a specialized court to strike out parts of Microsoft’s defense of a UK dominance-abuse lawsuit, on the basis that they have no prospect of success. The reseller of software licenses made the application at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London.