Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Patent Case on Use of Intel Chips
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While the US Congress continues debate on new patent reform legislation that would likely limit the amount that aggrieved parties could receive in infringement suits, the Supreme Court has agreed with a Justice Dept. request to hear a critical case. Its outcome, one way or the other, may not only impact technology patent law but also how manufacturers mix Intel and AMD parts, and also how - believe it or not - how digital music stores sell MP3 tracks.
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Intel Corp, the world&#39;s largest  chipmaker, is on the verge of making its biggest push yet into  mobile consumer electronics, seeking to replicate its success  in mobile personal devices, as well as personal computers long  before that.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case focusing on whether peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software vendors should be penalized for unauthorized file trading when their software is used.
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The case against Intel's right to pay its channel clients for exclusivity has been a matter for a civil court. But if the New York Attorney General finds what he's looking for, the company could find the case against it both upgraded and multithreaded.
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A federal judge in Delaware has   scheduled an April 27, 2009 trial for Advanced Micro Devices   Inc.'s AMD.N antitrust case against Intel Corp. INTC.O, an   Intel spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Tuesday&#39;s&#160;raid on Intel&#39;s Munich office&#160;by European Commission investigators marks the latest development in one of several antitrust cases that have dogged the world&#39;s largest chip maker for years. Here&#39;s a rundown of Intel&#39;s brushes with antitrust investigators and lawsuits around the world since 1990:
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A licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin claims Intel infringed on its patent related to processor technology.
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This week, chip giant Intel is hosting its twice-a-year Intel Developer Forum, where PC hardware and software developers will hear the company&#39;s plans for future products.
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The Supreme Court meets Wednesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral argument in an important case involving patents.
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By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar. 6--Intel said it may not be able to provide all the electronic documents that rival Advanced Micro Devices is requesting in an antitrust lawsuit because of human error.   In a letter Monday to U.S.
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Intel was hit with a lawsuit by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Wednesday, alleging that the chipmaker used a WARF invention in its processor architectures, including the popular Core 2 Duo.The patent infringement lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, alleges that many of Intel&#39;s chips&#160;implement a University of Wisconsin, Madison, invention of a circuit that executes instructions to speed up processor performance.The patent, titled &quot;Table based data speculation circuit for parallel processing computer,&quot; was awarded to four university researchers in 1998.WARF is looking for an undisclosed amount of compensation from Intel and an order for the company to stop selling certain processors, including the Core 2 Duo chip. A court date for legal proceedings has not been set yet, said Janet Kelly, communications director for WARF.WARF is not a part of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, but a private organization that patents and licenses inventions of the university, Kelly said.Intel has refused to enter into a license agreement with WARF related to the patent, a court document said. WARF has made repeated attempts to offer Intel legal licensing opportunities for the technology, WARF said in a statement.Intel did not respond to requests for comment.
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Telecommunications giant AT&amp;T and Microsoft took a patent battle to the US Supreme Court Wednesday, in a case that has wide implications for US firms doing business abroad.
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A federal appeals court ruled that antitrust claims brought by the chip maker Broadcom against Qualcomm, over the latterâs licensing practices can go forward.
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The European Commission confirmed Monday it has received a written response to the&#160;formal antitrust charges&#160;it filed against computer chip maker Intel, after some delays.&quot;We have received the company&#39;s response and are examining it carefully,&quot; said a person close to the competition department.In July the Commission accused the world&#39;s biggest maker of computer chips of handing out &quot;substantial rebates&quot; to computer manufacturers in return for buying the bulk of their x86 chips from Intel.It also accused the company of paying computer makers for scrapping or delaying the launch of machines fitted with AMD chips, and of selling its chips for server computers at below cost to large customers such as governments and universities.Such practices are illegal under European antitrust law when applied by companies that dominate their market, as Intel does.In addition to the written response filed Monday, Intel has also asked the Commission for the opportunity to respond to the charges face-to-face in an oral hearing, said Chuck Mulloy, a company spokesman in Santa Clara, California. The Commission will decide the date&#39;s oral hearing.&quot;It will be a while before the hearing. The Commission staff will have to read our substantial response,&quot; Mulloy said.Intel asked twice for extra time to prepare the written response. The initial deadline was in October. That was shifted to Jan. 4. Then, as the new deadline loomed, Intel asked for the weekend to complete the document.&quot;There were some loose ends that needed to be addressed. It was nothing unusual,&quot; Mulloy said.
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A U.S. district court has dismissed an   antitrust suit filed by microchip maker Broadcom Corp. BRCM.O   against Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O, although Broadcom said it would   continue to pursue the case.
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New York state launched a formal investigation of Intel Corp on Thursday, to determine if the world's No. 1 chipmaker broke state and U.S. antitrust laws to squeeze out its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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Intel Corp , the largest maker of computer processors, said on Wednesday it would respond quickly to provide additional information sought by U.S. regulators over its plans to merge its chip unit with STMicroelectronics .