Judge says Intel doesn't hold right to '386' name
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In what is seen as a small defeat for Intel Corp in its ongoing legal battles with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) over copyright issues, a federal judge ruled that Intel does not own trademark rights to the term '386'. AMD has developed a reverse-engineered clone microprocessor that mimics the popular Intel 80386 and plans to release it as the Am386. Intel filed a copyright suit a year ago after learning of AMD's product. The judge ruled that Intel failed to prove that the number 386 is not generic. Microcomputer manufacturers increasingly use the term 386 in their product titles. The suit was a vital one for AMD because, if the ruling had gone in Intel's favor, vendors would have been prevented from using the numbers although they had utilized the Am386 microprocessor. The big legal battle is yet to come though, as Intel also claims that the AMD product is based on specific proprietary Intel microcode.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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Advanced Micro Devices charges Intel in anti-trust suit seeking $2 billion
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) sues Intel Corp for $2 billion in damages and injunctive relief over Intel's alleged anti-competitive practices in the semiconductor market. The antitrust suit against Intel comes soon after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began investigating Intel for unfair business practices. The suit charges that Intel has monopolized the microprocessor market. Some industry observers say that AMD's charges have some substance. AMD has gained the right to manufacture Intel microprocessor clones, but many microcomputer manufacturers are hesitant to use AMD products, fearing reprisals from Intel.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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