NVIDIA, which was sued by Intel last month over a four-year-old chipset licensing agreement, filed a countersuit today, accusing the chip giant of trying to eliminate a competitor as it tries to play catch-up in graphics technology. The issue revolves around whether the agreement extends into new technologies, such as Intel’s Nehalem microprocessors. Intel states it does not while NVIDIA maintains that the agreements contain no language limiting the licensing to specific products or expiration dates. After a year of negotiations, Intel filed a sealed suit last month. NVIDIA’s suit (PDF) isn’t sealed but contains sections that have been redacted. Excerpts from the suit explain NVIDIA’s reasoning for filing a countersuit: Intel has manufactured this licensing dispute as part…

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