Statement: Microsoft Welcomes European Commission Market Testing Announcement
Oct. 7, 2009
Statement by Brad Smith, Microsoft General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Microsoft Corporation.
See Also: Microsoft and the European Commission News Archive

Microsoft and TomTom Settle Patent Infringement Cases
March 30, 2009
Microsoft and TomTom N.V. settled the patent infringement cases brought by Microsoft before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the International Trade Commission (ITC) and by TomTom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Microsoft on the Google-Yahoo! Deal News Archive
Oct. 1, 2008
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith testified before Congress about the company’s concerns with the proposed Google-Yahoo Internet search deal as it relates to consumer choice and privacy, as well as pricing for online advertisers and content creators.

Information from 1997 to the present related to the antitrust case brought by the U.S. government and a number of state attorneys general.
Trial and Appeal
Settlement Proceedings
Remedies Trial

Information on the European Commission’s 2004 antitrust decision, which was affirmed by the European Court of First Instance in September 2007.

Information on the private class-action lawsuits filed in the wake of the U.S. government case, as well as information regarding antitrust inquiries and actions in Asia.
Private Class Action Lawsuits
Japanese Fair Trade Commission
Korean Fair Trade Commission

Information on Microsoft’s global campaign against unsolicited e-mail messages, commonly referred to as "spam."

Information from 1996 to 2005 on the legal action and settlement reached between the two companies.

Information on various legal matters, including testimony, court filings and press materials.