By: James (no.delete@this.thanks.invalid), September 3, 2022 6:46 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Anon (no.delete@this.spam.com) on September 3, 2022 5:46 am wrote:
> I (and apparently, Qualcomm) don't think Arm can prohibit
> such assignment...
That sounds implausible.
Nuvia and Arm (and Qualcomm) were large enough to have plenty of lawyers and know what they were signing, and the courts are slow to interfere with (as opposed to enforce) legal agreements between large companies. In particular, it's difficult to allege that a term was unreasonable if Nuvia knew about it and willingly accepted it (they didn't have to take an Arm license).
We may see what Qualcomm's legal reasoning is in the next 21 days.
> and this process may actually hurt Arm...
Quite possibly, although Qualcomm have a reputation for strong-arm legal tactics (see the various Qualcomm monopoly lawsuits around the world): many of Arm's customers will have their own negative experiences with Qualcomm's lawyers.
> I (and apparently, Qualcomm) don't think Arm can prohibit
> such assignment...
That sounds implausible.
Nuvia and Arm (and Qualcomm) were large enough to have plenty of lawyers and know what they were signing, and the courts are slow to interfere with (as opposed to enforce) legal agreements between large companies. In particular, it's difficult to allege that a term was unreasonable if Nuvia knew about it and willingly accepted it (they didn't have to take an Arm license).
We may see what Qualcomm's legal reasoning is in the next 21 days.
> and this process may actually hurt Arm...
Quite possibly, although Qualcomm have a reputation for strong-arm legal tactics (see the various Qualcomm monopoly lawsuits around the world): many of Arm's customers will have their own negative experiences with Qualcomm's lawyers.