[Info-vax] Poulson at hot-chips 2011

[Michael Kraemer]

glen herrmannsfeldt schrieb:
> Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> wrote:
> 
>>There's no evidence whatsoever that intel had stolen anything. 
> 
> In the case of patents, you can infringe without knowing about
> the patented design.   So, while "stolen" may sometimes be used,
> it is not a requirement.

Now this may well be possible in that intel vs DEC lawsuit.
There aren't too many different ways to build a functioning
microprocessor, I guess, the physics is the same for all.
But this is far from some people's notion that
intel are too stupid to build their own CPU and thus
have to "steal" the design from others.

> 
> Many patents are bought to avoid the possibility of an infringement
> suit, even when it isn't known that the technology is actually
> infringing.  
> 
> -- glen