In the Arm vs. Qualcomm case, the jury returned a partial verdict, leading Arm to seek a retrial. The judge directed both parties to seek a mediated solution instead. The jury ruled on Qualcomm’s breach of Nuvia’s Arm Licensing Agreement (ALA) and the coverage of Nuvia’s designs under the Qualcomm ALA. However, they did not… continue reading

Here’s why Arm will prevail in Arm vs Qualcomm and why that isn’t good. continue reading

Three years ago Qualcomm acquired CPU designer Nuvia, triggering a legal battle with Arm. Licensors (e.g., Arm) routinely grant an acquirer’s request to transfer agreements from an acquired company. In the Qualcomm-Nuvia case, Arm withheld consent, but Qualcomm nonetheless plowed ahead. At Microprocessor Report, we editorialized that Qualcomm was in the right and, in the… continue reading