The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the arm of the University of Wisconsin at Madison that handles the university’s patents, is suing the chip maker Intel for patent infringement, Ars Technica reported Thursday.
According to the complaint, Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor uses technology patented by the university.
The lawsuit didn’t come out of nowhere, says Ars Technica:
“The fact that Intel and WARF have had dealings with each other in the past makes this claim more interesting. WARF received the patent in 1998 and first approached Intel about licensing back in 2001. The two organizations apparently met several times over the next few years, but were unable to come to an agreement. This lawsuit was apparently a last resort for WARF.” —Hurley Goodall
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