Intel settles Core 2 Duo patent case with Wisconsin University

Intel has settled its patent infringement lawsuit with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Both parties have informed the court that they do not want to continue the case. Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

In February of last year, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation sued Intel because the chip maker used technology designed and patented by the university in its Core 2 Duo processors without having the necessary license. De Warf demanded damages and a halt to the sale of the processors.

Intel countered, arguing that the company had supported the research with approximately $90,000, which allowed it to use the results. Intel asked Judge Barbara Crabb to dismiss the complaint for these reasons, but she denied this request. Since the terms of the financial contribution to the research were not very clear, she did rule that Intel was not guilty of intentional patent infringement.

The substantive hearing of the lawsuit should have started on Monday, but both parties informed the court on Saturday that they had reached a settlement. An Intel spokesperson declined to comment on the contents of the settlement because it was confidential, the Associated Press reported.