Arm loses licensing dispute with Qualcomm

Qualcomm has announced that a US District Court granted it "complete victory" in the lawsuit brought by Arm back in 2022. The court dismissed the remaining claim in Arm's lawsuit, and it also upheld the result of a December 2024 trial, in which a jury ruled that Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia did not violate their licensing agreement with Arm.

If you'll recall, Arm sued Qualcomm after the latter purchased Nuvia, which is also one of the companies licensing its technologies. It argued that since Qualcomm didn't obtain the necessary permits to transfer Nuvia's licenses, Nuvia breached their contract. In 2024, Arm canceled the architecture license allowing Qualcomm to use its intellectual property and standards for chip design.

This recent court victory allows Qualcomm to continue selling chips with designs developed by Nuvia, which power multiple devices, including Microsoft Surface laptops ...