Comments on: Intel CEO throws down gauntlet to AMD

The chipmaker has a couple of tricks up its sleeve that should help it regain ground lost to its rival, Paul Otellini says.

[baswwe]

Free pass to violate patents?

Thats what this sounds like to me:

Injunctions occur when you don't want to pay for the patent you are violating.


" Patent law must be reformed, he said. Intel is currently championing a change in the law that would prevent some patent litigants from obtaining an injunction. If a plaintiff obtained a patent against Intel, it could completely freeze up the PC industry, Otellini said."

[baswwe]

Free pass to violate patents?

Thats what this sounds like to me:

Injunctions occur when you don't want to pay for the patent you are violating.


" Patent law must be reformed, he said. Intel is currently championing a change in the law that would prevent some patent litigants from obtaining an injunction. If a plaintiff obtained a patent against Intel, it could completely freeze up the PC industry, Otellini said."

[Finger78]

Payoff for infringment

Intel only wants to change the patent laws so when they DO infrige on another patent they dont have to stop production on thier chips and can continue making money then just pay the fines etc and still come out money ahead. AMD is starting to really hurt thier profits so Intel is trying to pave the way for them to increase thier money by any means required.