O'Melveny Represents Advanced Micro Devices in Settlement with Intel

November 12, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Piper Hall
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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phall@omm.com

Andrea Rodeschini
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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Los Angeles, CA - November 12, 2009 - O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Advanced Micro Devices in its antitrust and intellectual property litigation with Intel which ended today with a US$1.25 billion settlement.

 

Partners Chuck Diamond, Linda Smith, Mark Samuels, Henry Thumann, David Herron, James Pearl, Michael Maddigan, Mike McGuinness, Ryan Yagura, and Darin Snyder led the O'Melveny team, which also included partner David Beddow and Brussels partners Riccardo Celli and Christian Riis-Madsen.

 

About O’Melveny & Myers LLP

With more than 1,000 lawyers in 14 offices worldwide, O'Melveny & Myers LLP helps industry leaders across a broad array of sectors manage the complex challenges of succeeding in the global economy. We are a values-driven law firm, guided by the principles of excellence, leadership, and citizenship. Our commitment to these values is reflected in our dedication to improving access to justice through pro bono work and championing initiatives that increase the diversity of the legal profession. For more information, please visit www.omm.com

 

The following press release was distributed by Advanced Micro Devices.

 

AMD and Intel Announce Settlement of All Antitrust and IP Disputes 

SUNNYVALE/SANTA CLARA, Calif. --11/12/2009 

Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) today announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and patent cross license disputes.

In a joint statement the two companies commented, "While the relationship between the two companies has been difficult in the past, this agreement ends the legal disputes and enables the companies to focus all of our efforts on product innovation and development."

Under terms of the agreement, AMD and Intel obtain patent rights from a new 5-year cross license agreement, Intel and AMD will give up any claims of breach from the previous license agreement, and Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion. Intel has also agreed to abide by a set of business practice provisions. As a result, AMD will drop all pending litigation including the case in U.S. District Court in Delaware and two cases pending in Japan. AMD will also withdraw all of its regulatory complaints worldwide. The agreement will be made public in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com/.

About Intel

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.