Perpetual software license resale: A 2012 European Court of Justice ruling that Oracle lost, establishing that perpetual software licences can be resold freely, has come back to define a £270 million case against Microsoft in London. Microsoft has now lost twice and is seeking Supreme Court intervention, with a separate class action potentially running into billions.

£270M ValueLicensing case remains mostly paused while Redmond pursues permission to appeal

Microsoft is seeking Supreme Court permission to appeal after losing at the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal over pre-owned software licence resale.