The case stems from a dispute between Advanced Micro Devices and Intel over documents that were produced in a legal dispute between Intergraph and Intel. In 2000, AMD complained to the European Commission that Intel was violating European anticompetition laws through "abusive" marketing programs, one of which is said to include the "Intel Inside" campaign. Under these campaigns, Intel gives marketing and advertising funds to computer makers that fulfill certain sales criteria. The Intel Inside campaign was part of a long-running, complex legal action between Intergraph and Intel initially filed in 1997 with Intergraph alleging that the campaign violated U.S. antitrust law. Although Intel paid millions to settle the Intergraph case, the settlement revolved around Intergraph's patent infringement claims. The antitrust claims were thrown out in 2000.