Qualcomm Prevails Against Arm Holdings in Court Again

Arm v. Qualcomm ended in a decisive victory for Qualcomm but that wasn’t the only legal battle between the two erstwhile partners. Thanks to discovery and Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas lying on the stand during the trial, Qualcomm sued Arm again, this time for breaching their license agreement and intentionally interfering with its business.

Today, a jury in a federal court in Delaware ruled in Qualcomm’s favor.

“We are gratified that the jury found Arm breached its long-standing Architectural License Agreement (ALA) with Qualcomm, failed to honor its commitments, and intentionally acted to disrupt Qualcomm’s businesses,” a Qualcomm statement notes. “Together with Qualcomm’s prior court victory, this outcome further exposes Arm’s broader intentions to harm Qualcomm and its ecosystem. This outcome is a victory for innovation and competition, and we remain focused on developing and delivering industry-leading semiconductor products including our Oryon CPUs to customers and consumers worldwide.”

The trial in Arm v. Qualcomm began in December 2024 and ended just days later, with a federal jury determining that Qualcomm did not violate its licensing agreement for Arm chip designs when it acquired Nuvia and created the Oryon-based Snapdragon X chipsets for PCs. Arm Holdings originally pledged it would appeal, but the company withdrew its complaints in February 2025.

For this new trial, Qualcomm accused Arm Holdings of scuttling a $170 million chip sale to Meta by withholding software, violating pricing structures, and leaking a license-termination warning letter. The trial lasted just five days, with a jury once again handing Qualcomm a victory. This time, Qualcomm was awarded $2–yes, two dollars–in nominal damages. It’s unclear why the damages award was so low–I can’t find the original ruling–but Qualcomm had originally sought to avoid paying licensing fees to Arm Holdings for five years.