Qualcomm Scores Partial Win in Arm IP Case

The current Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm over its newest CPU designs has ended with a jury finding partly in favor Qualcomm. This means Qualcomm can continue selling the Snapdragon 8 Elite and other chips that use the new Oryon CPU architecture, the fruit of its acquisition of Nuvia in 2021. Arm alleged that Qualcomm improperly transferred CPU design licenses when it acquired Nuvia. The jury found that Qualcomm did not breach its license with Arm and that Qualcomm's current chips are properly licensed. However the jury could not agree on whether Nuvia breached its license with Arm. This opens the door for another lawsuit, which Arms claims it will pursue.