https://techmonitor.ai/technology/software/lzlabs-ibm-in-high-court-battle

IBM will face off against LzLabs today in the High Court after the software giant accused the Swiss startup of illegally reverse-engineering its mainframe technology. Big Blue alleges that LzLabs has been using IBM software it originally licensed by a subsidiary named Winsopia to create a product capable of transferring IBM mainframe users onto open-source alternatives. Mrs Justice O’Farrell will hear IBM’s claim over the next month.

LzLabs declined to respond to Tech Monitor’s request for comment. According to a document shared with this publication sketching out its defence, however, it is understood that the startup will argue in court that IBM is attempting to suppress competition to its mainframe product with its suit (a claim the latter denies.)