Last November, Intel filed an appeal with the European Union’s Court of First Instance arguing that the Directorate General for Competition (DG-COMP)
had improperly and prejudicially pursued its ongoing investigation into allegations that the company had abused its dominant market position to the
detriment of its competitor, AMD. That court has now returned a lengthy decision rejecting all of Intel’s arguments, annulment requests, and pleas for
financial relief.
We covered Intel’s request and the difference between the legal system of the EU and that of the US in some detail last month; anyone with questions
about how the EU conducts its investigations or the framework under which AMD’s antitrust complaint is being investigated across the pond should start
there. The Court of First Instance’s response today clarifies the timing of and details of certain events, as discussed below.
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