It’s due for a big refund on royalties it paid Qualcomm, a binding decision that the chipmaker says won’t affect a similar case with Apple.
BlackBerry bested Qualcomm in arbitration, to the tune of about $815 million.
BlackBerry won an $814.9 million award from chipmaker Qualcomm as a refund for royalty payments, the phone maker said Wednesday .
The award, which resulted from an arbitration process, effectively ends the licensing dispute between the two companies. They were fighting over whether BlackBerry’s royalties to Qualcomm should be included in an agreement that caps some licensing payments. In other words, should BlackBerry get money back for paying too much?
In a statement, Qualcomm said it disagrees. But it acknowledged the ruling is binding and can’t be appealed.
