ComputerLand’s owner lost a round in court.

A state appeals court denied William Millard’s request to lift the requirement that he post a $25-million cash bond to appeal an earlier Alameda County, Calif., jury verdict. But the investors who won that verdict, giving them 20% of Millard’s ComputerLand firm, agreed to give him until Dec. 13 to raise the appeal bond. It was the latest of several extensions for Millard, who is threatened with a loss of control of his $480-million empire if he can’t overturn the jury verdict. The Millard family and Micro/Vest, the investors, are continuing to work toward an out-of-court settlement that could be reached by year-end, attorneys said.