FTC v. Microsoft (Activision) antitrust case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:23-cv-02880 · filed Jun 12, 2023 · Decided

The FTC sought to halt Microsoft's USD 69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard pending its administrative challenge, arguing it would harm rivals in consoles and cloud gaming.

The case

Plaintiffs: Federal Trade Commission
Defendants: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard
Court: US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket: 3:23-cv-02880
Filed: Jun 12, 2023
Status: DecidedNinth Circuit affirmed denial of the injunction in May 2025; FTC then dropped its administrative case.
Outcome: The court denied the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction and the deal closed in October 2023.

History

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jun 12, 2023	Filing: Complaint filed: Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext date	United States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.	Antitrust	Active	Sep 24, 2024
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Sep 16Filed 9d agofiled	Times Publishing Co. v. Microsoft and OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Sep 16
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiled	EU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million	Antitrust	Decided	Jul 23
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiled	EU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Closed	Jul 9
Jun 25Filed 92d agofiled	EU Commission: AWS and Azure DMA cloud investigationActiveAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Active	Jun 25
Jun 24Filed 93d agofiled	Richner Communications v. MicrosoftActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jun 24
Jun 9Filed 4mo agofiled	EU Commission: Meta WhatsApp AI interim measuresActiveAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Active	Jun 9

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Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation

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