Microsoft appeals EU order
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft has filed a fresh appeal of the European Commission's decision forcing it to make Windows desktop communications protocols available to competitors.
The application for annulment was filed on Aug. 10 with the EU's Court of First Instance and made public on Wednesday. It follows an earlier agreement that Microsoft's broader case with the CFI should decide the finer points of the protocol licensing issue.
"We are taking this step so the court can begin its review now of this issue, given its far-reaching implications for the protection of our intellectual property rights around the world," said a Microsoft spokeswoman.