On Friday, $Qualcomm (QCOM.US)$ Achieved victory in a lawsuit against a chip design company. $Arm Holdings (ARM.US)$ Previously, Arm accused Qualcomm of acquiring and using Arm's technology through the purchase of a chip Venture, violating the chip technology licensing agreement.

A jury in Delaware Federal Court ruled that Qualcomm did not violate the agreement terms by integrating Arm chip products into its own chips without paying higher licensing fees. This agreement covers the Arm chip products acquired by Qualcomm in 2021 for $1.4 billion from Nuvia. The jury could not reach a consensus on whether Nuvia violated the licensing agreement, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika stated that the issue may be reconsidered later.

It is understood that Qualcomm is one of Arm's largest customers and a long-term partner, but as the two companies have become competitors in the computer processor Industry, their differences have grown larger. This dispute is significant because many large Global Technology companies rely on Arm-licensed chip architecture and integrate it into Qualcomm's products, covering multiple fields ranging from computers to Autos.

In response, Arm stated that it intends to seek a rehearing.

The company stated in a statement: "We are disappointed that the jury was unable to reach a consensus on the claims."

The jury first informed the judge on Friday that they were deadlocked during deliberations the following day. After Noreika told the eight-member panel to continue working towards a unanimous decision, the jury made a ruling on two of the three charges.

Qualcomm stated in a statement: "The jury proved that Qualcomm's rights to innovation are valid and confirmed that all Qualcomm products involved in this case are protected by Qualcomm's contract with Arm."

Arm claims that after Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, its agreement should have been renegotiated and demanded that the San Diego-based company destroy the designs obtained from the acquisition. Qualcomm argued to the jurors that the company has a separate general licensing agreement covering Arm innovations applicable to its products.

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