Intel Sued Over Core 2 Duo Patent Infringement

An anonymous reader writes "It looks like Intel is being sued over a patent infringement alleged to be in the Core 2 Duo microprocessor design. 'The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is charging Intel Corporation with patent infringement of a University of Wisconsin-Madison invention that significantly improves the efficiency and speed of computer processing. The foundation's complaint identifies the Intel CoreTM 2 Duo microarchitecture as infringing WARF's United States Patent No. 5,781,752, entitled "Table Based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer." WARF contacted Intel in 2001, and made repeated attempts, including meeting face-to-face with company representatives, to offer legal licensing opportunities for the technology.' The text of the complaint [PDF] is also available via WARF's site."

Comments

Eat any good books lately?

[Dachannien]

I feel strangely compelled to say: "Captain, I protest! I am not a merry man!"

Huh?

[jdigriz]

What has the Son of Mog done this time?

Re:Huh?

[dgatwood]

No, that's Barf, short for Barfolomew. He's a mog. Half man, half dog.

Re:Huh?

[EntropyXP]

Picard: Mr Warf, raise shields!!
Warf: Captain, shields are not responding, a patent troll seems to have infested the system.
Picard: Well, I'll be in the captain's room, changing my shorts.

The way I see it

[Butisol]

Intel is like, "No I will not make out with you! Did ya hear that? WARF wants to make out with me in the middle of a die shrink. You got Table Based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer Man up there talking about God knows what and all WARF can talk about is making out with me. I'm here to make Core 2 Duos, everybody, not to make out with you. Go on with the patent."

The Final Frontier

[digitalderbs]

Whoever says that Klingons can't resolve things in a civilized manner are clearly wrong.

Re:I don't get it

[93 Escort Wagon]

I read the complaint, and went through the patent. I didn't see any circuit diagrams, just some flowcharts and a lot of descriptions of them. It seems to me there's a vast difference between patenting a flowchart and building a circuit in silicon - but that's just me. Well, you see, the lawsuit is against an Intel executive's Powerpoint presentation covering the Core 2 Duo - not the actual chip design.

Re:My guess it that it's legit

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, you see sir, cows need blood to transport oxygen and neutrients around their body. If you take the blood and put it in this bucket, the cow doesn't get the oxygen to the brain it needs and it dies.

Re:My guess it that it's legit

[MightyYar]

So you're saying that they will only license this technology in Gateway computers?

So Intel uses Klingon technology

[gatkinso]

I always suspected modern computers were well beyond the ability of human invention.

Re:My guess it that it's legit

[Reverend528]

the cow doesn't get the oxygen to the brain

You've never met a cow, have you?

[ot] comic-store-guy says:

[wild_berry]

With every due respect this shouldn't be 'funny'. This is a geek site, and we have standards to uphold: *Worf* is the son of *Mogh*.

Re:If a university can hold a patent...

[ChrisMaple]

...then I want my taxes (not to mention tuition) back.

The university would want the education back, but you didn't get what you paid for.