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 jury sided with Qualcomm after Arm argued the chipmaker breached a licensing agreement through a $1.4 billion acquisition of Nuvia, but the case isn’t over yet.

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

Qualcomm has triumphed in a federal court trial against Arm Holdings,  overcoming claims that it breached a licensing agreement for chip technology acquired through the 2021 purchase of Nuvia Inc. Jurors in Delaware ruled late Friday that Qualcomm did not violate the terms of the license governing Arm’s chip products,

What Happened: A federal jury in Delaware ruled that Qualcomm did not violate its licensing agreement with Arm, clearing a hurdle for the San Diego, California headquartered chipmaker.

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

In a Delaware federal court, Arm Holdings is in a legal battle against Qualcomm, seeking the destruction of chip designs acquired from Nuvia in 2021. The case tests Qualcomm’s market expansion with Nuvia's technology and Arm’s role as a neutral player in the chip industry.

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.

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.