Judge speeds up things in AMD Intel dispute

The good judge appears to have asked the lawyers to submit a motion to dismiss matters that occurred outside the US by the 2nd of May. Intel wants the judge to rule that as AMD makes its chips in Germany, a chunk of the case doesn't apply. This appears somewhat disingenuous. Intel makes chunks of its chips outside the USA.

According to an AMD representative, the Intel lawyer wants the court to eliminate the non US matters, but the chip firm claims Judge Farman said that if Intel files this motion, the chances of him granting it are slim.

An Intel representative said: "The motion is based on “subject matter jurisdiction” and will assert that the court does not have jurisdiction over most of AMD allegations because U.S. antitrust laws do not apply to competitive conditions of other nations. I am loath to put any spin on what the Judge said but we are well aware of the legal standard required for this motion. The "facts" will be outlined when we file our motion on or before May 2."

By the 15th of May, AMD and Intel have to submit a case management order, and a joint proposal for a protective order no later than the 22nd of May.

But with millions of documents accumulated from discovery actions it's still going to be ages before the case actually begins. µ

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