Qualcomm Inc. prevailed at trial against Arm Holdings Plc’s claim that it breached a license for chip technology that the world’s largest maker of mobile-phone processors acquired when it bought a startup in 2021.
Qualcomm bought nuvia, which had a broad license to use ARM’s IP. They used said IP to make chips.
ARM claims that the change in ownership somehow invalidates the license and they were required to renegotiate new terms.
They couldn’t convince a jury because that doesn’t make sense without very specific terms explicitly detailing exactly what conditions nullify their license agreement.
I don’t know why a blanket, terms not transferable upon sale, wouldn’t have covered it, but either that is too broad or didn’t exist in the original Nuvia contract.
That’s a bullshit argument, practically it’s the same as if Nuvia sold their license to Qualcomm, which they obviously wouldn’t have the right to do.
I don’t see how Arm lost this suit, they did NOT grant that license to Qualcomm. The judgement seems ridiculous.
Qualcomm bought nuvia, which had a broad license to use ARM’s IP. They used said IP to make chips.
ARM claims that the change in ownership somehow invalidates the license and they were required to renegotiate new terms.
They couldn’t convince a jury because that doesn’t make sense without very specific terms explicitly detailing exactly what conditions nullify their license agreement.
I don’t know why a blanket, terms not transferable upon sale, wouldn’t have covered it, but either that is too broad or didn’t exist in the original Nuvia contract.
That’s a bullshit argument, practically it’s the same as if Nuvia sold their license to Qualcomm, which they obviously wouldn’t have the right to do.
I don’t see how Arm lost this suit, they did NOT grant that license to Qualcomm. The judgement seems ridiculous.
No, it’s not the same.
Companies being acquired for their contracts is a daily occurrence.
There’s a difference between an order contract an a license.
The license to make Arm CPU was granted to Nuvia not to Qualcomm.