Notice for the OJ

 

Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 22 December 2004 in Case T-201/04 R Microsoft Corporation v Commission of the European Communities

(Proceedings for interim relief - Article 82 EC)

    (Language of the case: English)

In Case T-201/04 R : Microsoft Corporation, established in Redmond, Washington (United States), represented by J.-F. Bellis, lawyer, and I.S. Forrester QC, supported by The Computing Technology Industry Association, Inc., established in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois (United States), represented by G. van Gerven and T. Franchoo, lawyers, and B. Kilpatrick, Solicitor, Association for Competitive Technology, Inc., established in Washington, DC (United States), represented by L. Ruessmann and P. Hecker, lawyers, TeamSystem SpA, established in Pesaro (Italy) and Mamut ASA, established in Oslo (Norway), both represented by G. Berrisch, lawyer, DMDsecure.com BV, established in Amsterdam (Netherlands), MPS Broadband AB, established in Stockholm (Sweden), Pace Micro Technology plc, established in Shipley, West Yorkshire (United Kingdom), Quantel Ltd, established in Newbury, Berkshire (United Kingdom) and Tandberg Television Ltd, established in Southampton, Hampshire (United Kingdom), all represented by J. Bourgeois, lawyer, Exor AB, established in Uppsala (Sweden), represented by S. Martínez Lage, H. Brokelmann and R. Allendesalazar Corcho, lawyers against Commission of the European Communities (Agents: R. Wainwright, W. Mölls, F. Castillo de la Torre and P. Hellström), supported by RealNetworks, Inc., established in Seattle, Washington (United States), represented by A. Winckler, M. Dolmans and T. Graf, lawyers, Software & Information Industry Association, established in Washington, DC, represented by C.A. Simpson, Solicitor, Free Software Foundation Europe eV, established in Hamburg (Germany), represented by C. Piana, lawyer ─ application for suspension of the operation of Articles 4, 5(a) to (c) and 6(a) of Commission Decision C(2004) 900 final of 24 March 2004 relating to a proceeding under Article 82 EC (Case COMP/C-3/37.792 - Microsoft) ─ the President of the Court of First Instance has made an order on 22 December 2004, the operative part of which is as follows:

The request for confidential treatment submitted by Microsoft Corporation is granted at the interim measures stage.

Audiobanner.com, trading as VideoBanner, is granted leave to intervene in support of the form of order sought by the Commission in the interim measures proceedings.

The Computer & Communications Industry Association is removed from the case as intervener in support of the form of order sought by the Commission in the interim measures proceedings.

Novell Inc. is removed from the case as intervener in support of the form of order sought by the Commission in the interim measures proceedings.

The application for interim measures is dismissed.

Costs are reserved.

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