Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 542 U.S. 241 (2004), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which authorizes United States district courts to enforce discovery requests made in connection with litigation being conducted in foreign tribunals. Prior to Intel, there had been substantial disagreement as to the availability of Section 1782 discovery.

Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Argued April 20, 2004
Decided June 21, 2004
Full case nameIntel Corporation, Petitioner v. Advanced Micro Devices, Incorporated
Citations542 U.S. 241 (more)
124 S. Ct. 2466; 159 L. Ed. 2d 355; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4570; 72 U.S.L.W. 4528; 71 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1001; 2004-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 74,453; 64 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. (Callaghan) 742; 58 Fed. R. Serv. 3d (Callaghan) 696; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 399
Case history
PriorOn writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp., 292 F.3d 664, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 10759 (9th Cir. 2002)
SubsequentApplication denied by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21437 (N.D. Cal., Oct. 4, 2004)
Holding
Section 1782 "authorizes, but does not require, the District Court to provide discovery aid to AMD."
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityGinsburg, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
ConcurrenceScalia
DissentBreyer
O'Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
28 U.S.C. § 1782

The Intel case originated from Advanced Micro Devices' antitrust claims against Intel in Europe. AMD filed a complaint against Intel in the European Union's antitrust enforcement agency (the Directorate-General for Competition), and then filed a lawsuit in the U.S. for discovery of certain Intel documents in order to further their complaint.

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