Intel Sued Over Dual Core Name

I am already confused. Intel has a Dual Core brand? It doesn’t matter, because all that matters is that they are being sued by a company known as DualCor, simply because their name is far too similar to that of Intel’s Dual Core technology (AMD also sells Dual Core processors, but whatever). The DualCor name was created in December of 2003 and established in May 2004. Intel apparently knew of this as early as December 2003.

Something tells me that this lawsuit is not going to go very far.

DualCor makes proprietary technology, it said, which improves the processing power, efficiency and portability of computers by using several CPUs working together. It trademarked DualCor on the 14th of May 2004. In the complaint it said that Intel knew about the DualCor name as early as December 2003. Intel’s “use of the name ‘Dual Core’ is likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception among consumers as to the source quality and nature of DualCor’s goods,” it alleged.

Source: The Inquirer