Intel has its appeal lost against the decision of the European Commission to a fine of 1.06 billion euro to impose for abuse of a dominant position. The European Court of Justice rejected the claims from Intel that the fine would be disproportionate.
The ruling represents a defeat Intel in the battle of the chipgigant against the in 2009 imposed antitrustboete of the European Commission. The commission found evidence that Intel abused its dominant position and competitor AMD in various ways had bothered. So offered Intel, computer manufacturers such as HP, Lenovo and Dell discounts if they are for Intel would choose and also the Media Market would be a lucrative contract with Intel had been particularly Intel-based systems on the shelves.
None of the arguments of Intel that the penalty is not proportionate to the allegations cuts wood, judge of the general Court of the European Union. “On the contrary”, in the decision, “considering that the penalty is proportional to the order on the facts of the case.”
The recordboete of 1.06 billion euros in 2009 corresponded to 4.5% of the global turnover of the company for 2008. Intel has the fine always as “heavily disproportionate’ category and the company claiming that there is too little evidence for the accusation that the discounts were illegally and that they were of significant influence on the position of AMD. Also these latest claims rejected by the Court of the EU.
Intel may be the case now still pending at the Court of Justice of the European Union, but only to the interpretation of European law.
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