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Arm plans to appeal final ruling in Qualcomm dispute
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 1, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 1, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Arm will appeal a court ruling in its licensing dispute with Qualcomm, affecting the chip industry. Qualcomm's victory remains intact.
By Stephen Nellis
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Arm Holdings said on Tuesday it planned to appeal a judge's ruling in a licensing dispute against Qualcomm that left the chipmaker's jury victory intact.
Qualcomm secured a key win in U.S. federal court in Delaware last year, with a jury finding that central processor units made by its subsidiary Nuvia were properly licensed under an agreement with Arm.
The jury reached a verdict on two out of three counts, and deadlocked on the third count, which resulted in a mistrial.
Arm had asked Judge Maryellen Noreika to either throw out the verdict on the two counts where Qualcomm won, or have a new trial. The judge declined both of Arm's requests.
"Arm remains confident in its position in its ongoing dispute with Qualcomm and will immediately file an appeal seeking to overturn the judgment," Arm said in a statement.
Qualcomm said the decision affirmed its position that it did not breach its agreement with Arm.
"Our right to innovate prevailed in this case and we hope Arm will return to fair and competitive practices in dealing with the Arm ecosystem," Ann Chaplin, Qualcomm's general counsel, said in a statement.
Arm supplies Qualcomm and other chip firms such as Apple and Taiwan's MediaTek with key technologies used in their chip designs.
(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Jamie Freed)
A licensing dispute occurs when two parties disagree on the terms or conditions of a license agreement, often involving the use of intellectual property or technology.
A jury verdict is the decision made by a jury in a legal case, determining the outcome based on the evidence presented during the trial.
A mistrial is a trial that is invalid due to an error in the proceedings, such as a hung jury or procedural mistakes, requiring the case to be retried.
The chip industry refers to the sector involved in the design, manufacturing, and sale of semiconductor chips used in electronic devices.
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