Legal experts also wonder if VIA can win another round in court. Jerry Fong, a professor in the legal department at National Cheng Chi University in Taipei said VIA's Pentium 4 license argument might not hold water.
Most cross-licensing agreements come with non-transfer clauses, meaning VIA would be barred from using any licenses S3 has with Intel. VIA and S3 might have worked out a way around the non-transfer clause, but it is impossible to know for sure.
"[VIA] might have been able to get around [licensing restrictions] with Pentium 3, but it might not work with Pentium 4," he said. This time around, Fong believes that Intel's attorneys will be ready.
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