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Intel will pay AMD $1.25 Billion For Settlement of All Antitrust and IP Disputes

Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices today announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and patent cross license disputes. Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion and the matter will be settled once and for all! After forking over more than a billion dollars I bet Intel wishes today was in the past!

Under terms of the agreement, AMD and Intel obtain patent rights from a new 5-year cross license agreement, Intel and AMD will give up any claims of breach from the previous license agreement, and Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion. Intel has also agreed to abide by a set of business practice provisions. As a result, AMD will drop all pending litigation including the case in U.S. District Court in Delaware and two cases pending in Japan. AMD will also withdraw all of its regulatory complaints worldwide. The agreement will be made public in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 08:53 AM