---
title: "Microsoft seeks Supreme Court lifeline in pre-owned license battle"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-seeks-supreme-court-lifeline-in-pre-owned-license-battle-swf8wul85
source_url: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/07/27/microsoft-seeks-supreme-court-lifeline-in-pre-owned-license-battle/5278823
type: article
source: "The Register"
published: 2026-08-06T10:37:20.800Z
updated: 2026-08-06T10:39:03.627Z
tags: ["microsoft", "legal", "licensing"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Microsoft seeks Supreme Court lifeline in pre-owned license battle

**[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Microsoft is seeking permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court in a legal battle with ValueLicensing over pre-owned software licenses. The £270M case remains largely paused while Microsoft pursues this appeal route.

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