The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, in 2009 slapped a then record fine of 1.06 billion euros ($1.16 billion) on Intel after it said the company had offered clients price rebates to use its own computer chips in preference to rival AMD. Intel then appealed to the General Court, second only to the European Court of Justice, but lost the case in 2014. "The Court refers the case back to the General Court so that it may examine, in the light of the arguments put forward by Intel, whether the rebates at issue are capable of restricting competition," the court said in a statement.
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