ARM could pursue another case in the future. The US federal court sided with Qualcomm in its trial against ARM, saying that the licensing agreement

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

Arm Holdings' lawsuit against Qualcomm ended in a mistrial on Friday, with a jury delivering a mixed verdict that found for Qualcomm on a crucial issue, saying Qualcomm had properly licensed its Snapdragon central processor chips.

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 After the two failed to come to an agreement, Arm argued the designs licensed to Nuvia were no longer valid, and that Qualcomm should destroy the technology created with them.

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.

"We are disappointed that the jury was unable to reach consensus across the claims," a statement by Arm reads. "We intend to seek a retrial due to the jury’s deadlock. From the

Arm's lawsuit against Qualcomm asks for the destruction of chip designs it acquired from Nuvia for $1.4 billion in 2021. Nuvia's technology has become the basis of Qualcomm's push into the personal computer market.