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Microsoft on Trial
| The documents in this webpage represent a selection of the major disputes that involved Microsoft on both sides of the Atlantic and provide a useful companion to the book. As noted in the book's preface, the reader should be aware that with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1st December 2009, the numbering of the provisions of the now Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, previously European Community Treat or EC Treaty or Treaty of Rome) has changed. The former Articles 81 and 82 EC have become Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. Similarly, the names of the two main European Courts have changed (the Court of First Instance is now the General Court, while the European Court of Justice becomes the Court of Justice of the European Union). The large majority of the documents are publicly available and have been edited by Luca Rubini before being uploaded to this web-page. The EC documents are used according to the copyright notice/legal notice of EUR-Lex Access to the European Law (© European Union, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/). The reader should further note that only European Union legislation printed in the paper edition of the Official Journal of the European Union is deemed authentic. Use of these documents is consented only for personal and for educational purposes by acknowledging the relevant source.
1. EC Case (interoperability and Windows-Media Player bundling claims) Commission Decision of 24.03.2004 relating to a proceeding under Article 82 of the EC Treaty (1-EC) Commission Decision.pdf Commission Decision of 24 May 2004 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 of the EC Treaty and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement against Microsoft Corporation. (2-EC) Commission Decision Summary.pdf Order of the President of the CFI in Case T-201/04 Microsoft v Commission (2004) ECR II-2977 (interim proceedings) (3-EC) Order of the President of the CFI.pdf Report for the Hearing (Confidential Version) (4-EC) Report for the Hearing.pdf Supplementary Report for the Hearing (Confidential Version) (5-EC) Supplementary Report for the Hearing.pdf Judgment of the CFI in Case T-201/04 Microsoft v Commission (2007) ECR II-3601 (6-EC) CFI Decision.pdf 2. EC Remedies Commission Decision of 10 November 2005 imposing a periodic penalty payment pursuant to Article 24(1) of Regulation No 1/2003 on Microsoft Corporation (Case COMP/C-3/37.792 Microsoft, C(2005)4420 final) ("Article 24(1) Decision") (warning Microsoft that in case of non-compliance, it would face a daily penalty payment of up to €2 million) (7-EC) art 24_1_Decision.pdf Commission Decision of 12 July 2006 fixing the definitive amount of the periodic penalty payment imposed on Microsoft Corporation by Decision C(2005)4420 final and amending that Decision as regards the amount of the periodic penalty payment (Case COMP/C-3/37.792 Microsoft) ("the first Article 24(2) Decision") (imposing on Microsoft a penalty payment of €280.5 million for non-compliance with its obligations) (8-EC) art 24_2_Decision.pdf Commission Decision 27 February 2008 fixing the definitive amount of the periodic penalty payment imposed on Microsoft Corporation by Decision C(2005)4420 final ("the second Article 24(2) Decision") (imposing on Microsoft a penalty payment of €899 million) (9-EC) second art 24_2decision decision.pdf Notice of Action brought on 9 May 2008 - Microsoft v Commission (Case T-167/08) (2008/C 171/80) Appeal (T-167/08) OJ C171/41 of 5 July 2008 (appeal of Commission Decision 27 February 2008, currently pending) (10-EC) Appeal of Commission's fine decision.pdf 3. EC case (Windows-Internet Explorer bundling investigation) Commission Memorandum, MEMO/09/15, 17 January 2009, 'Commission confirms sending a Statement of Objections to Microsoft on the tying of Internet Explorer to Windows' (11-EC) MEMO-09-15_EN.pdf Commission Decision of 16.12.2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C-3/39.530 - Microsoft (tying)) (12-EC) Commission Decision.pdf Commission Press Release, IP/10/216, 2 March 2010, 'Commission welcomes Microsoft's roll-out of web browser choice' (13-EC) IP-10-216_EN.pdf 1. US - Various preliminary and ancillary suits involving Microsoft Apple Computer, Inc. v Microsoft Corp., 35 F.3d 1435 (9th Cir. 1994) (Apple; copyright lawsuit for 'mouse-and-icon', 'point-and-click' design) (1-US) Apple.pdf Caldera, Inc. v Microsoft Corp., 72 F.Supp.2d. 1295 (D. Utah 1999) (Novell; antitrust claim based on DOS error messages and incompatibilities) (2-US) Caldera.pdf Aldridge v Microsoft Corp., 995 F.Supp. 728 (S.D. Tex. 1998) (Aldridge; antitrust and common law claims based on claims of misleading error messages) (3-US) Aldridge.pdf Sun Microsystems, Inc. v Microsoft Corp., 999 F.Supp. 1301 (D.C.N.D. Cal. 1998) (Sun; Microsoft development of Sun-licenced Java - claims based on copyright and trademark infringements as well as breach of contract) (4-US) Sun v Microsoft 1998.pdf Microsoft Corp. v Lindows.com, Inc., WL 32085605 (W.D. Wash. 2002) (Lindows; denying Microsoft injunction for claimed trademark infringement) (5-US) Microsoft v Lindows.pdf In re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation, 274 F.Supp.2d 743 (D. Md. 2003) (Novell; no requirement to disclose information about interoperability protocols to independent software developers) (6-US) In re Microsoft litigation 2003.pdf In re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation, 2005 WL 1398643 (D. Md. 2005) (Novell; in a consolidated case, Microsoft's motions for summary judgment granted in part and denied in part) (7-US) In re Microsoft Novell v Microsoft 2005.pdf Novell v Microsoft (D. Utah 2004) (Novell; complaint alleging WordPerfect software object of monopolizing conduct) (8-US) Novell v Microsoft complaint.pdf In re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Litigation-Sun Microsystem, Inc. v Microsoft, 333 F.3d 517 (4th Cir. 2003) (Sun; antitrust and copyright infringement action) (9-US) In re Microsoft Sun.pdf 2. US - First Department of Justice's monopolization suit (1994) (antitrust claim based on maintaining a monopoly in the operating system market through anticompetitive terms in its licensing and software developer agreements) United States v Microsoft Corp., 159 F.R.D. 318 (D.D. Cir. 1995) (motion to approve consent decree denied since in contrast with the public interest) (10-US) US v Microsoft 159 FRD United States v Microsoft Corp., 56 F.3d 1448 (D.C. Cir. 1995) (appeal concluding proposed consent decree is in the public interest and accordingly revising previous consent decree decision and remanding it) (11-US) US v Microsoft 56 F.3d 3. US - Second Department of Justice's monopolization suit (1998) (antitrust claims based on Microsoft's architectural bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows 95 and its violation of the 1994 consent decree) United States v Microsoft Corp., 980 F.Supp. 537 (D.D.C. 1998) (civil contempt of antitrust consent decree proceedings) (12-US) United States v Microsoft Corp., 980 F.Supp. 537 (D.D.C. 1998).pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 147 F.3d 935 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (contempt appeal) (13-US) United States v Microsoft Corp., 147 F.3d 935 (D.C. Cir. 1998).pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 1998 WL 614485 (D.D.C. 1998) (memo and decree on Microsoft's motions for summary judgment) (14-US) United States v Microsoft Corp WL 614485.pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 84 F.Supp.2d 9 (D.D.C. 1999) (findings of fact) (15-US) Findings of fact.pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 87 F.Supp.2d 30 (D.D.C. 2000) (conclusions of law) (16-US) Conclusions of law.pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 97 F.Supp.2d 59 (D.D.C. 2000) (memorandum order, and final judgment and remedy) (17-US) Memorandum and order.pdf (18-US) Final judgment.pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (merits appeal) (19-US) appeal.pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 215 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2002) (public interest review of US and 'New York group' states settlement) (20-US) public interest review.pdf United States v Microsoft Corp., 231 F.Supp.2d 144 (D.D.C. 2002) (US and 'New York group' states' settlement approval - final judgment) (21-US) settlement approval.pdf New York v Microsoft Corp., 209 F.Supp.2d 132 (D.D.C. 2002) ('California group' states' request for remedy) (22-US) request for remedy.pdf New York v Microsoft Corp., 224 F.Supp.2d 76 (D.D.C. 2002) (final judgment - 'California group' states' remedy) (23-US) remedy.pdf Massachusetts v Microsoft Corp., 373 F.3d 1199 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (second appeal) (24-US) second appeal.pdf |