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09.02.2024 05:17

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Intel has a ban on selling processors on the German market

Even the company Intel recently found itself on the list of culprits of illegal use of protected technology. Namely, this is accused of copying R2 Semiconductor's proprietary technology.
Intel has a ban on selling processors on the German market

A regional court in Düsseldorf recently ruled that Intel infringed a patent by US-based R2 Semiconductor and subsequently issued an injunction against the sale of some of Intel's previous-generation processors in Germany, the Financial Times reported. Dell and HP devices may also be affected. The ruling prohibits the sale of select Intel processors and devices based on Intel processors in this country. Intel believes that its products do not infringe R2 Semiconductor's patents and has asked the German Patent Court to invalidate the patent.

Omenjeni evropski patent zajema tehnologijo za uravnavanje napetosti. Družba R2 Semiconductor trdi, da Intelovi procesorji Core serije Ice Lake, Tiger Lake, Alder Lake in Xeon Scalable “Ice Lake Server” ter potrošniški prenosni računalniki in strežniki s temi procesorji kršijo njene patente. Intel je septembra lani razkril, da je družba R2 Semiconductor od sodišča zahtevala, naj ustavi prodajo izdelkov, ki jih poganjajo ti procesorji, in odpokliče izdelke s temi procesorji. Intel je trdil, da bi bila “sodna odredba nesorazmerno sredstvo”.

Nemško sodišče je za zdaj izdalo sodno prepoved prodaje Intelovih procesorjev prejšnje generacije – na to odločitev se namerava pritožiti. Številni procesorji Ice Lake in Tiger Lake so bili na srečo doslej že ukinjeni, saj so jih nadomestili novejši procesorji, zato prepoved prodaje ne bo bistveno škodovala Intelu ali njegovim partnerjem. Vendar nekateri osebni računalniki še vedno uporabljajo Intelove procesorje 12. generacije Core “Alder Lake” in različice teh procesorjev še vedno krožijo na trgu.

Dobra novica za Intel je, da trenutna generacija procesorjev Core “Raptor Lake” in “Raptor Lake Refresh” ter procesorji Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” ne kršijo nobenega od patentov podjetja R2 Semiconductor, zato lahko Intel in njegovi partnerji v Nemčiji še naprej brez omejitev prodajajo te procesorje in na njih temelječe naprave.

Intel is also fighting R2 Semiconductor in the UK and trying to resolve a long-running legal dispute with VLSI, also over disputed patents. VLSI is seeking as much as $4 billion in damages.


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