''Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'', 542 U.S. 241 (2004), is a decision by the

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involving , which authorizes

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s to enforce

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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. The ''Intel'' case originated from

Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While it initially manufact ...

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claims against

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in Europe. AMD filed a complaint against Intel in the

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's antitrust enforcement agency (the

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), 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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Intel's petition on the meritsAMD's Response brief on the meritsIntel's reply briefThe Solicitor General's Amicus briefThe oral arguments before the Supreme Court

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