Tech site Fast Technology reported on February 8th that the Duesseldorf Regional Court in Germany ruled that certain Intel processors have infringed upon patents held by the American semiconductor company R2 Semiconductor, resulting in a ban on sales in the German market.
R2 Semiconductor filed a lawsuit last September, alleging that Intel's Ice Lake 10th Gen Core/3rd Gen Xeon, Tiger Lake 11th Gen Core, and Alder Lake 12th Gen Core processors, as well as laptops and servers equipped with these processors, infringe upon their voltage regulation technology patents.
R2 Semiconductor not only sought a sales ban on these processors and corresponding devices but also demanded a recall of products already sold.
Intel countered by pointing out that R2 Semiconductor's patents have expired in the United States, so their pursuit of legal action in Europe is seen as patent trolling.
Ultimately, the German court sided with R2 Semiconductor's claims and ruled to ban the sale of Intel processors and related devices.
This ruling affects some products from Dell and HP as well.
Intel, naturally, intends to appeal the decision.
Meanwhile, Intel is also entangled in legal proceedings with R2 Semiconductor in the United Kingdom.
