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Intel Faces Patent Infringement Suit

by Glen Shapiro, LawAndTax-News.com, New York

24 May 2004

It emerged last week that Canadian computer firm, All Computers Inc. has filed a lawsuit against computer chip giant, Intel Corp. over the latter's alleged use of its patented technology in Pentium processors.

According to the suit, filed in a Virginia District Court on Thursday, Intel violated the smaller firm's patent rights by using circuitry which controls the frequency of the input of the processors without a license.

All Computers estimates that Intel has been infringing its patent since 1998, despite an offer by the developer of the technology, Mers Kutt, to license it to the larger firm.

Intel, however, has rejected the claims, announcing that:

"We've done some preliminary analysis of the patent suit, and we have concluded the suit is without merit."

An Intel spokesman last week announced that the firm intends to mount "a vigorous defence" against the allegations.

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