Competitor wins right from Intel: ruling on 386 chip for Advanced Micro
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was awarded the rights to manufacture its clone of the Intel Corp 80386 microprocessor. The arbitrator, Judge Phelps, allowed AMD the rights to use whatever Intel copyrights, patents and trade secrets it needs to produce and sell the 386 chips without having to pay royalties and without the possibility of being sued by Intel. The decision finds that Intel breached a contract between the two companies. AMD was awarded $15.3 million in damages, significantly less than the $2.3 billion it had been seeking. AMD was not awarded the rights to the 80486 processor. Analysts had expected AMD to win much more money in damages, but to lose the rights to the 386 design. Both companies are hailing the decision as a victory, because AMD won the rights it had been seeking and Intel retained rights to the future 486 chips and does not have to pay significant damages to AMD. Intel still has a $600 million copyright suit pending.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Intel loses case on chip trademark
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Federal district Judge William A. Ingram's ruling in the case between Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc is that Intel is not entitled to trademark protection for the term '386'. The decision is seen as a considerable victory for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in its effort to market a clone microprocessor based on Intel's 80386 product. The judge holds that the term '386' is a generic form and therefore cannot be used as a trademark. AMD and Intel have extensive copyright litigation, dating from 1990 when Intel first sued after learning of AMD's proposed Am386 microprocessor. A number of other microprocessor manufacturers plan clones of the Intel 80386 product in an effort to break Intel's monopoly in this part of the semiconductor industry and to cash in on a market estimated at $1 billion.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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