A federal judge in Delaware refused September 27 to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Facebook Inc. by a rival in the market for virtual currency used for online games.

U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark’s order keeps alive Kickflip Inc.’s claims that Facebook illegally monopolized the virtual currency market, and that Facebook’s requirement that social-game developers use its virtual currency amounted to an illegal-tying arrangement. (Kickflip Inc. v. Facebook Inc.)

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