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WARF and Intel Settle Patent Suit Over Core 2 Duo

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the with-a-bat'leth dept.

reebmmm writes "The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and Intel have settled their patent suit over technology developed by Gurindar Sohi, a computer science professor at the University of Wisconsin — Madison. Professor Sohi developed technology that was ultimately patented by WARF using money he received from Intel. Last month, Judge Barbara Crabb found that the funding agreement was ambiguous, but that e-mails revealed that the money was an unrestricted gift and carried with it no obligation to license or assign any inventions to Intel. Trial was scheduled to begin today. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed."

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  1. Hope he never gets funded again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What a great guy...

    Intel: "Here's money to do your research."
    Sohi: "Thanks!" ... after research ...
    Sohi: "Woah! You never paid me for my research!"
    Intel: "What...?"

  2. Settlement Terms... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 3, Funny

    The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

    Gets to be in the next Intel "Rock Star" TV commercial instead of that "co-inventor of the USB" poser, Ajay Bhatt. :-)

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  3. Re:Warf the space nigga by binarylarry · · Score: 2, Funny

    There are black klingons?

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