Microsoft seeks Supreme Court lifeline in pre-owned license battle
£270M ValueLicensing case remains mostly paused while Redmond pursues permission to appeal
Still smarting from Court of Appeal loss earlier in July, Microsoft has secured an extended stay in the ValueLicensing saga as it seeks the Supreme Court's blessing for one more roll of the dice.
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled in 2025 that the resale and subdivision of Microsoft on-premise software licenses did not infringe the US corporations 's copyright. Microsoft appealed and, on July 7, lost.
Proceedings had already been stayed in February pending the Court of Appeal's decision, and an extended stay was granted July 21 after Microsoft indicated that it intends to seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Microsoft has undertaken a potentially high-risk strategy. Having first contested a claim by ValueLicensing that it had inserted contractual clauses to nudge customers toward Microsoft 365 subscriptions and prevented those customers from reselling...
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