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Government seeks savings through licence shuffle

...organisation that has entered into a public-sector enterprise licensing agreement with Microsoft.Legal basis Law firm Pinsent Masons told ZDNet UK that brokering transfers... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Mikerosoft.ca magnifies Microsoft's PR nightmare

A new Mike joins Mike Rowe in Microsoft's legal crosshairs Read more

21 January, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Microsoft: We took MikeRoweSoft too seriously

Microsoft has admitted it took things 'too seriously' when its lawyers threatened a 17-year-old student called Mike Rowe over his domain name Read more

20 January, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Software giant threatens mikerowesoft

Microsoft is threatening teenage software writer Mike Rowe with legal action for registering and using the domain name mikerowesoft.com Read more

19 January, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Microsoft legal chief steps out of the limelight

You'll never guess how many lawyers Microsoft has... Read more

22 November, 2001 by Suzanna Kerridge

Hurdles lie ahead for Microsoft

The appeals court upheld the monopoly claims against Microsoft. Legal experts say the company now faces huge legal liabilities and an... Read more

2 July, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft-EU antitrust decision looms

...which it pursues cases, he noted. But should the Commission soundly defeat Microsoft, legal observers say, it's doubtful European regulators will suddenly go on... Read more

17 September, 2007 by Dawn Kawamoto

Patch service shuts after Microsoft request

...cut a tie it had to AutoPatcher. "I had a call from Microsoft Legal this morning and they have told me that we are no... Read more

30 August, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Microsoft's Korean offices searched

...Korean FTC visited Microsoft to collect information," said Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake. "Microsoft legal representatives met with investigators and instructed Microsoft employees to cooperate with... Read more

11 June, 2004 by Ina Fried

Monti to Microsoft: Guilty as charged

Update: Mario Monti issued his ruling against Microsoft today, fining the company €497m and instructing it to change the way it does business in Europe Read more

24 March, 2004 by Michael Parsons

Microsoft opens European front in Lindows battle

The software giant is pressuring European PC makers to stop distributing Lindows software, whose name Microsoft claims violates its Windows trademark Read more

9 December, 2003 by David Becker

Antitrust: An open letter to the European Commission

...to State Attorneys General involved in the case, as well as the Microsoft legal team and Judge Kollar-Kotelly), I argued that requiring Microsoft to... Read more

18 November, 2003 by John Carroll

Experts: Java lawsuit could be tough to win

News analysis: Sun is gunning for Microsoft with an aggressive lawsuit, but expert opinion is divided over whether or not it can win Read more

11 March, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

MS trial: Legal eagles' meeting bears no fruit

...Davis, an analyst at Summit Strategies, said he spoke this week with Microsoft legal consultant Charles Rule, of the law firm Truly, Covington and Burling... Read more

26 March, 1999 by Randy Barrett

Microsoft on Trial: Gates fails to recall emails

...his name at the top and apparently marked as evidence by the Microsoft legal department had come from his company. "I have no idea what... Read more

3 November, 1998 by Will Rodger

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