Editing Intel (section)

====Litigation====
Intel was embroiled in litigation for several years. U.S. law did not initially recognize [[intellectual property rights]] related to microprocessor [[topology (electrical circuits)|topology]] (circuit layouts), until the [[Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984]], a law sought by Intel and the [[Semiconductor Industry Association]] (SIA).<ref>The Senate Report on the bill (S.Rep. No. 425, 98th Cong., 2d Sess. (1984)) stated: "In the semiconductor industry, innovation is indispensable; research breakthroughs are essential to the life and health of the industry. However, research and innovation in the design of semiconductor chips are threatened by the inadequacies of existing legal protection against piracy and unauthorized copying. This problem, which is so critical to this essential sector of the American economy, is addressed by the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984. ...[The bill] would prohibit "chip piracy"—the unauthorized copying and distribution of semiconductor chip products copied from the original creators of such works." Quoted in [http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/977/1555/304802/ ''Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.''] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516134515/http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/977/1555/304802/ |date=May 16, 2016 }}, 977 F.2d 1555, 17 (Fed. Cir. 1992). See also ''Brooktree'', 21–22 (copyright and patent law ineffective).</ref> During the late 1980s and 1990s (after this law was passed), Intel also sued companies that tried to develop competitor chips to the [[Intel 80386|80386]] [[CPU]].<ref name="ReferenceA">"Bill Gates Speaks", page 29. {{ISBN|978-0-471-40169-8}}</ref> The [[lawsuit]]s were noted to significantly burden the competition with legal bills, even if Intel lost the suits.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> [[Antitrust]] allegations had been simmering since the early 1990s and had been the cause of one lawsuit against Intel in 1991. In 2004 and 2005, AMD [[Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.|brought further claims against Intel]] related to [[unfair competition]].