Qualcomm Wins Lawsuit Against Arm But Will Only Receive Two Bucks

Arm accuses Qualcomm of filing the lawsuit to get out of paying ‘billions of dollars’ in royalties

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Both Arm and Qualcomm have published statements, saying that they were pleased with the findings of a Delaware jury in a breach of licensing lawsuit. That's because while the jury found that Arm breached its Architectural License Agreement with Qualcomm and acted to disrupt its business, it also only awarded the latter company a total of $2 in damages. Yes, just $2 — that figure isn't missing a million or a billion.

The two companies have been embroiled in legal battles for years. In 2022, Arm sued Qualcomm after the latter purchased Nuvia, which also licenses its technologies. Arm had argued at the time that Qualcomm didn't obtain the necessary permits to transfer Nuvia's licenses, constituting a breach of contract. Last year, Qualcomm announced that the court had granted it "complete...

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