Qualcomm seeks jury verdict accusing Arm of licensing breach and sabotage
A federal jury in Wilmington will decide whether Arm violated its licensing contract with Qualcomm and interfered with Qualcomm's deal with Meta.
Qualcomm is pressing a jury in Wilmington, Delaware, to find that Arm Holdings broke its licensing agreements by refusing essential software updates and violating a pricing clause that required Qualcomm to pay within ten percent of the lowest price for Arm's processor designs. The chipmaker also accuses Arm of sabotaging its negotiations with Meta Platforms by leaking a 2024 Arm letter to Bloomberg. The case, the second major trial between the firms in two years, features testimony from Arm CEO Rene Haas and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and is presided over by US District Judge Maryellen Noreika.
Arm’s counsel contends that Qualcomm has not been harmed and that a clause allowing Qualcomm to suspend royalty payments for five years is unenforceable. A related bench trial on good-faith negotiations is also ongoing, with a decision expected after the jury’s verdict.
Why it matters
The outcome could reshape licensing terms and royalty payments for the semiconductor industry.
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