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To: fastpathguru who wrote (264825)	11/2/2010 9:40:44 PM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

FPG Looks like the FTC continues to side with Intel against the complaints of it's competitors... news.yahoo.com The original agreement included a stipulation that Via's X86 license, that it previously signed with Intel, would be extended to 2018, five years beyond the current agreement. AMD, Nvidia, and Via are also be allowed to conduct mergers or other transactions without the risk of being sued by Intel. If Via were to be acquired, Intel would be forbidden to sue for patent infringement for 30 days, and a one-year "standstill" agreement would also be triggered, during which the acquiring company and Intel could negotiate a new patent license. In a letter, Chen argued that the one-year timeframe was not enough, arguing that the patent license should transfer automatically to the acquiring party. The FTC disagreed, arguing that the one-year limit preserved the incentive to innovate not only for Intel, but for its competitors as well.