LONDON (AP) — European Union antitrust enforcers slapped Intel on Friday with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker appeared to have won last year.
The EU’s General Court last year annulled the original decision, saying that the commission's analysis of the rebates didn't meet legal standards.
However, the court confirmed that the sales restrictions amounted to an abuse of Intel's dominant market position.
It couldn't decide how the total fine could be divided up between the two offenses, leaving the commission to come up with a new number.
Political Cartoons View All 1173 Images“The lower fine imposed by today’s decision reflects the narrower scope of the infringement compared to the 2009 Commission decision,” the EU watchdog said.
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