The Novell v. Microsoft Hearing at the 10th Circuit - Eyewitness Report ~pj

Our own Justin Ellis attended today's hearing at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Novell's appeal in Novell v. Microsoft. This is the antitrust litigation Novell brought over WordPerfect. He has a report for us. He begins with his general impressions, and then provides his notes on the arguments.

To help you follow along, here are some resources:

• Novell's opening appeal brief
• Microsoft's brief
• Novell's reply
• Microsoft's renewed motion, asking the judge to rule as a matter of law
• Novell's opposition
• Microsoft's reply
• Judge Frederick Motz's Decision, the one being appealed
• Trial transcripts

His general impression is that Microsoft will prevail, as the judges seemed more positive toward its arguments. But keep in mind that you can't always tell what judges are thinking from their questions.