VIA wins over Intel
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 23, 2002 at 9:53:06 PM
Remember in 2001 when Intel sued VIA over their P4X266 chipset. Well, VIA did not infringe on any patents of Intel's.
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In 2001, Intel filed suit against Via in several countries, including the United States and England, saying that the company's Apollo P4X266 chip set violated Intel patents.
In August 2001, Intel reportedly warned computer makers to steer clear of the new chip set, saying that they risked being entangled in costly legal battles. Via's chip set was the first to support Intel's Pentium 4 chip, but Intel claimed that Via, of Taipei, Taiwan, was not licensed to sell technology compatible with Pentium 4.