Judge orders Microsoft to spill internal docs and scour execs' comms in secondhand licensing case

A court ordered Microsoft to provide internal documents and search top managers' communications in the ValueLicensing lawsuit over license resale. The company must explain by October 31 why the 2013 'Second-Hand Software Presentation' document was not disclosed earlier.

• Court ordered Microsoft to search top managers' email and SharePoint by November 30, 2026
• SHS Presentation from June 2013 deemed 'known adverse' to Microsoft
• Microsoft must explain by October 31 why document was not disclosed earlier
• ValueLicensing lawsuit filed in 2021, document disclosed only in December 2025