An alumni group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has sued Intel (NSDQ: INTC), accusing the chipmaker of infringing on a university patented invention that significantly improves the speed and efficiency of computer processing.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), a private, nonprofit corporation that is a supporting organization to the university, filed the suit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. WARF said it filed the suit to protect the interests of the university and its inventors and to receive compensation for Intel’s allegedly unlicensed use.