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3w ago

EU General Court Cuts Intel Antitrust Fine to €237 Million

The ruling remains open to a final appeal at the European Court of Justice.

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Das Gericht der Europäischen Union (EuG) hat eine ursprüngliche Milliardenstrafe der EU-Kommission gegen den Chiphersteller Intel weiter reduziert.
Ein jahrelanger Rechtsstreit des US-Halbleiterherstellers Intel mit der EU-Kommission geht in die nächste Runde.

Overview

  • The EU General Court upheld the European Commission’s 2023 decision against Intel and rejected the company’s renewed challenge, declaring the decision lawful.
  • Judges lowered the penalty by about €140 million to roughly €237 million, citing the small number of affected computers and yearlong gaps between the measures.
  • The court accepted the Commission’s assessment that Intel’s conduct was anticompetitive and formed part of a strategy to exclude a competitor from the processor market.
  • The dispute traces back to a €1.06 billion fine imposed in 2009 over rebates on x86 processors between 2002 and 2006, including payments tied to Acer, HP and Lenovo.
  • Following years of reversals and partial annulments, the Commission reissued a narrower €376 million fine in 2023, which now stands reduced and may still face ECJ review.