Japan FTC: Intel Docs Will Be Delayed

Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to ask a district court in the country to extend a deadline to hand over documents gathered in its case against Intel. According to sources within the agency, more time is needed to sort through the multitude of data collected, most of which was seized in spring 2004 raids of Intel's offices.

Last year, the JFTC had recommended the process of giving rebates for limited use of competitor's processors be halted. Intel has attempted to keep the documents secret in an effort to prevent rival AMD from using them in its own civil antitrust case against the company. The JFTC likely needs up to three more weeks to organize the evidence, say sources; the agency was ordered to disclose the documents in a hearing last December.