A federal judge in Baltimore has accepted Microsoft"s request for an appeal against the remaining charges in its antitrust suit with Novell.
U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz ruled that there was sufficient evidence for Microsoft to pursue its appeal of the last two claims standing in the suit, which charges the software giant with engaging in unfair competition with Novell"s WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications. In June, Motz dismissed four related antitrust claims after determining those the charges weren"t filed within the proper time frame.