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"In a significant development in the legal dispute between Microsoft and UK reseller ValueLicensing, a London tribunal has granted Microsoft permission to appeal a ruling that found perpetual software licenses can be legally resold. The case, which involves a £270 million class action, centers on Microsoft's ability to control products it has licensed to resellers."

The Defendants’ PTA Application is granted.

"The software licensing market in Europe is going through a turbulent period, and at the heart of this turmoil is a major legal battle between Microsoft and ValueLicensing. This conflict pits the tech giant Microsoft against a British reseller of used licenses, ValueLicensing, and could have significant repercussions for the entire software sector. At stake is a crucial question: the ability of resellers to legally resell used software licenses, a market that has been thriving until now but is potentially under threat." "Le marché des licences logicielles en Europe traverse une période de turbulences, et au centre de cette agitation se trouve un affrontement juridique d’envergure entre Microsoft et ValueLicensing. Ce conflit oppose le géant de la technologie Microsoft à un revendeur britannique de licences d’occasion, ValueLicensing, et pourrait avoir des répercussions considérables sur l’ensemble du secteur des logiciels. En jeu, une question cruciale : la capacité des revendeurs à revendre légalement des licences logicielles d’occasion, un marché jusqu’ici florissant mais potentiellement menacé"

JJH Enterprises Ltd (trading as Valuelicensing) v Microsoft Corpn

"The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled Microsoft cannot block customers from reselling perpetual software licenses, marking the end of a years-long debate."