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.

The jury delivered its decision Friday in an industry-defining licensing battle that started over a $50 million royalty dispute.

Qualcomm's central processors are properly licensed under an agreement with Arm Holdings, a jury found in a trial in U.S. federal court that removed some, but not all, uncertainty around the mobile chipmaker's expansion into the laptop market.

The judge presiding over the case, US District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, said she didn't think 'either side had a clear victory.'

The ruling could mean Qualcomm doesn’t have to pay additional licensing fees.

A federal jury in the United States on Friday delivered a key win to mobile commputing titan Qualcomm in a licensing dispute with Arm, although proceedings between the chipmakers ended in mistrial.

The jury deliberated its decision Friday in an industry-defining licensing battle that started over a $50 million royalty dispute.

In 2022, Arm ignited a legal battle after Qualcomm continued to pay its existing royalty fees to Arm, which were allegedly much lower than what Nuvia was paying. After the two failed to come to an agreement, Arm argued the designs licensed to Nuvia were no longer valid, and that Qualcomm should destroy the technology created with them.