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To: hmaly who wrote (156647)	12/23/2002 5:34:14 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1580838

Via Lawsuit Gets a Boost in Court British court rules that allegations of anti-competitive behavior against Intel can go to trial. Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service Monday, December 23, 2002 Taiwanese chipset and microprocessor vendor Via Technologies claimed a small victory in its ongoing legal struggle with Intel with a ruling by a U.K. Appeals Court that allegations of anti-competitve behavior against Intel can proceed to trial, according to a statement released by Via. The ruling overturns an April decision by the High Court in the U.K. that had dismissed the allegations, it said. In September 2001, Intel filed two lawsuits in the U.K. against Via, which is based in Taipei. In one suit, Intel claimed that Via's P4X266 chipset violates both a European patent and a U.K. patent held by Intel, while the second suit claimed that Via's C3 microprocessor infringes on three of Intel's U.K. patents. P4 Support The P4X266 was Via's first chipset designed to support Intel's Pentium 4 processor. However, Via has not signed a licensing agreement with Intel to produce Pentium 4 chipsets. In response to the lawsuits filed by Intel, Via has long denied that it has infringed on any of Intel's patents. As part of Via's legal defense in the U.K., the company's lawyers have argued that Intel has acted anti-competitively in the chipset and processor markets through and is not entitled to enforce its patents, the statement said. In April, the High Court had dismissed those allegations but the latest ruling will allow Via to use these claims in its defense against Intel's patent infringement suit. In addition to the U.K. suit, Intel has also filed similar suits in the U.S., Germany, and Hong Kong. In the U.S., Intel has claimed that the P4X266 chip set violates patents it holds while Via filed a countersuit claiming that Intel's Pentium 4 processor violates a patent jointly held by Via and a subsidiary. pcworld.com

To: hmaly who wrote (156647)	12/23/2002 7:29:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580838

Well, if it was clear, it was to everyone but Lott. And your point is? This may come as a surprise to you, but there is supposed to be a separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches. GW didn't have the power to demand Lotts ouster. Only his fellow republican colleagues could do that. Give me a break............GW is the commander in chief and of the US and the GOP. And if you think otherwise, you best carry on this conversation with the your sons. ted