Intel won a major antitrust case against the European Commission on Thursday as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) upheld the annulment of a €1.06 billion ($1.14 billion) fine. The ruling dismisses an appeal made by the commission following an earlier ruling by the European Union General Court. The marathon legal battle started in 2009 when the commission imposed the then record fine on Intel for abuse of a dominant market position in certain central processing units (CPUs). The EU’s top competition watchdog said the US chip producing giant attempted to force competitors out of the market usi…