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Dass es ein Patentabkommen gibt und genutzt wird, steht außer Frage.
Aber die Frage ist ja, ob es einmal verhandelt wurde und dann alles was danach kam, nicht Teil des Abkommen ist. Oder ob es bis in alle Ewigkeit gilt oder regelmäßig nachverhandelt wird?

Das wurde schon mehrmals neu verhandelt. AFAIK gabs früher auch Laufzeiten. Im aktuellen Abkommen habe ich trotz Suche nichts zu einer Laufzeit gefunden.
 
Das Patent Cross License Agreement hat keine Laufzeitbegrenzung und gilt für alles, auch zukünftiges. CPUs, GPUs, APUs, Patente und Befehlssätze. AMD kann praktisch alles von Intel nutzen, und Intel kann praktisch alles von AMD nutzen. Hier die entsprechenden Punkte (Worte mit gesondert erklärter Bedeutung hervorgehoben):

1.17 “Information System Product” shall mean any active or passive circuit element, apparatus, appliance, circuit assembly, computer, device, equipment, firmware, housing, Integrated Circuit, instrumentality, material, method, process, service, software, substrate or other means for calculating, classifying, combining, computing, detecting, displaying, handling, hosting, imaging, inputting, manifesting, measuring, modifying, networking, originating, photographing, playing, printing, processing, providing, receiving, recording, reproducing, retrieving, scanning, serving, storing, switching, transmitting or utilizing data or other information for any purpose, including without limitation any component or subsystem thereof and any supplies thereof.

1.18 “Integrated Circuit” shall mean an integrated unit comprising one or more active and/or passive circuit elements associated on one or more substrates, such unit forming, or contributing to the formation of, a circuit for performing electrical functions (including, if provided therewith, housing and/or supporting means). Without limiting the foregoing, the definition of “Integrated Circuit” shall also include any and all firmware, microcode or drivers, if provided by the Licensed Party and needed to cause such circuit to perform substantially all of its intended hardware functionality, whether or not such firmware, microcode or drivers are shipped with such integrated unit or installed at a later time.

1.21 “Intel Licensed Product” shall mean any Intel product that constitutes: (a) an Information System Product, (b) software or (c) any combination thereof, that if sold, is sold by Intel or an Intel Subsidiary as its own product (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.6) and not on behalf of another, provided that Intel Licensed Products shall not include any AMD Proprietary Products.

1.33 “Processor” shall mean any Integrated Circuit or combination of Integrated Circuits capable of processing digital data, such as a microprocessor or coprocessor (including, without limitation, a math coprocessor, graphics coprocessor, or digital signal processor).

1.4 “AMD Licensed Product” shall mean any AMD product that constitutes: (a) an Information System Product, (b) software or (c) any combination thereof, that if sold, is sold by AMD or an AMD Subsidiary as its own product (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.6) and not on behalf of another, provided that AMD Licensed Products shall not include any Intel Proprietary Products.

3.4 Intel Copyright License to AMD. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation Section 5.2(e), Intel grants to AMD, for use in or with an AMD Licensed Product, licenses under Intel’s copyrights in any Processor instruction mnemonic for an instruction developed by Intel, and the related opcodes, instruction operand mnemonics, byte format depictions and short form description (not to exceed 100 words) for those instructions, to copy, have copied, import, prepare derivative works of, perform, display and sell or otherwise distribute such mnemonics, opcodes and descriptions in user manuals and other technical documentation. No other copyright license to AMD is provided by this Agreement other than as set forth in this paragraph, either directly or by implication or estoppel.


3.5 AMD Copyright License to Intel. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation Section 5.2(e), AMD grants to Intel, for use in or with an Intel Licensed Product, licenses under AMD’s copyrights in any Processor instruction mnemonic for an instruction developed by AMD, and the related opcodes, instruction operand mnemonics, byte format depictions and short form description (not to exceed 100 words) for those instructions, to copy, have copied, import, prepare derivative works of, perform, display and sell or otherwise distribute such mnemonics, opcodes and descriptions in user manuals and other technical documentation. No other copyright license to Intel is provided by this Agreement other than as set forth in this paragraph, either directly or by implication or estoppel.
 
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