Delaware jury finds Arm breached part of Qualcomm license, awards $2

On October 13, 2026, a Delaware jury found that Arm breached an obligation to provide software patches and tools for its designs and intentionally and negligently interfered with Qualcomm’s relationship with Meta Platforms. The jury awarded $2 in nominal damages and found for Arm on five other breach allegations, Reuters reporter Tom Hals reported.

What the jury decided

One breach issue concerned Arm’s obligation to provide software patches and tools for its designs. The jury found for Arm on five other breach allegations, while finding both intentional and negligent interference with Qualcomm’s relationship with Meta Platforms.

The five-day trial was the subject of NeoTeo’s earlier coverage as proceedings began in Delaware.

Qualcomm also alleged that Arm leaked licensing information to Bloomberg News, delaying a prospective deal with Meta Platforms. Reuters attributed that account to Qualcomm. The jury’s reported finding was interference with Qualcomm’s relationship with Meta Platforms.

Why the award was $2

The jury awarded $1 for each of the two interference claims—$1 for intentional interference and $1 for negligent interference—for $2 total. Both companies described the mixed result as favorable to their positions: Qualcomm emphasized the breach and interference findings, while Arm highlighted the five allegations decided in its favor and the nominal award.

The five-year royalty question remained with the judge

Reuters’ October 13 account said Judge Maryellen Noreika still had to resolve whether a contract clause could let Qualcomm suspend royalty payments for five years. Arm argued that the clause was unenforceable. The jury’s $2 award did not decide that royalty question. NeoTeo previously covered Qualcomm’s request to suspend royalty payments.

The earlier NUVIA case was separate

Arm’s earlier lawsuit followed Qualcomm’s 2021 acquisition of NUVIA. Arm alleged that Qualcomm continued using NUVIA-developed Arm-compliant CPUs and refused to destroy them. In December 2024, a jury found that Qualcomm had not breached NUVIA’s license agreement and that the products at issue were licensed under Qualcomm’s own agreement, but deadlocked on whether NUVIA had breached its agreement, according to Paul, Weiss’s account of the case.

Qualcomm said the District of Delaware entered final judgment for Qualcomm and NUVIA on September 30, 2025, dismissing Arm’s remaining claim in that separate case, according to the company’s announcement.