Overview

• U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected Arm’s bids to toss parts of the verdict or order a new trial and dismissed the remaining claim.
• The decision resolves the prior mistrial by finding Nuvia did not breach its Architecture License Agreement with Arm.
• A December 2024 jury had already found that Qualcomm’s Nuvia-based CPUs were properly licensed under Qualcomm’s own architecture agreement.
• Arm said it will promptly appeal, while Qualcomm called the outcome a full and final judgment confirming it did not breach its agreement.
• Parallel actions continue, including Qualcomm’s counter-suit set for trial in March 2026, as analysts say the ruling strengthens Qualcomm’s path to deploy custom cores across more products.