Intel Sued by Canada's All Computers, $500 Million Sought

Zardon · May 21, 2004, 02:34 PM

Saw a few sites posting this today, not sure if it was mentioned yesterday:

Intel Corp., the world's largest computer-chip maker, was sued by a Canadian company that seeks $500 million and claims the Pentium chips infringe a patent.

Closely held All Computers Inc. owns a patent issued in 1996 for circuitry used to replace slower speed microprocessors with faster devices in computers. All Computers claims it pioneered the technology that helped companies make faster personal computers.

All Computers was founded by Canadian Mers Kutt, who helped developed personal computers in the 1970s. The Toronto-based company hasn't made any products in about 10 years. ``The business of the business right now is to enforce this patent,'' said All Computers lawyer Edward O'Connor.

``We have not seen the complaint, therefore any comment at this point would be inappropriate,'' said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Santa Clara, California-based Intel.

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May 21, 2004, 02:34 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Intel Sued by Canada's All Computers, $500 Million Sought Saw a few sites posting this today, not sure if it was mentioned yesterday: Intel Corp., the world's largest computer-chip maker, was sued by a Canadian company that seeks $500 million and claims the Pentium chips infringe a patent. Closely held All Computers Inc. owns a patent issued in 1996 for circuitry used to replace slower speed microprocessors with faster devices in computers. All Computers claims it pioneered the technology that helped companies make faster personal computers. All Computers was founded by Canadian Mers Kutt, who helped developed personal computers in the 1970s. The Toronto-based company hasn't made any products in about 10 years. ``The business of the business right now is to enforce this patent,'' said All Computers lawyer Edward O'Connor. ``We have not seen the complaint, therefore any comment at this point would be inappropriate,'' said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Santa Clara, California-based Intel. bloomberg