Microsoft has failed in its attempt to use copyright and intellectual property law to fend off a £270 million standalone abuse of dominance claim before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Microsoft has failed in its attempt to use copyright and intellectual property law to fend off a £270 million standalone abuse of dominance claim before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal. However, the technology company is continuing to challenge the CAT’s jurisdiction to hear ValueLicensing’s claim, with a hearing slated for next spring. Also in The Briefing, two board members leave the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, and a subsidiary of Chinese food delivery app Meituan walks back exclusivity clauses with restaurant partners ahead of proposing formal remedies.
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