Subj : Some Intel chips are being banned following lawsuit - could a wid
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Feb 08 2024 14:15:05

Some Intel chips are being banned following lawsuit - could a wider global 
sales ban, including Dell and HP laptops, be on the way?

Date:
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:02:12 +0000

Description:
Intel has been banned from selling certain chips (and any device that uses 
them), and faces more legal battles.

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A court has ruled that Intel infringed upon a patent held by US-based chip 
maker R2 Semiconductor, with the chip giant now banned from selling certain 
previous-generation processors in the country. 

A report by the Financial Times outlined how the ruling from a regional 
Dusseldorf court could heavily impact companies like these by preventing the 
sales of certain PCs, particularly those made by HP and Dell. 

A considerable influence in the sector, Intels chips are used in many 
consumer and business laptops . Intel to stop selling processors over patent 
infringement 

The specific patent in question relates to voltage-regulating technology, 
which R2 Semiconductor claims is violated by a number of popular chips, 
including Ice Lake, Tiger Lake, Alder Lake, and Xeon Scalable Ice Lake Server 
models. 

The ruling comes after Intel called a potential injunction a disproportionate 
remedy in a September 2023 Form 10-Q , which revealed that R2 had filed 
lawsuits in both Germany and the UK. 

Dusseldorfs ruling prohibits the sale of the affected Intel processors as 
well as devices featuring them, and legal challenges in the UK could result 
in similar consequences for the company and the wider industry. 

With that threat looming, it begs the question of whether Intels chips will 
be banned in other countries around the world, rendering millions of devices 
on store shelves unsellable. Intel has already argued that the patent has 
been invalidated in the US. 

The company told the Financial Times : Intel believes companies like R2, 
which appears to be a shell company whose only business is litigation, should 
not be allowed to obtain injunctions on CPUs and other critical components at 
the expense of consumers, workers, national security, and the economy. 

R2 CEO David Fisher added: It is unsurprising but disappointing that Intel 
continues to peddle its false narratives rather than taking responsibility 
for its repeated and chronic infringement of our patents. More from TechRadar 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/some-intel-chips-are-being-banned-following-laws
uit-could-a-wider-global-sales-ban-including-dell-and-hp-laptops-be-on-the-way


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