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Unified deployment of container infrastructure and resources

Patent Number 12775483 - October 27, 2026

Systems and methods for unified virtual infrastructure and containerized workload deployment via a deployment platform include receiving, at…

Selection of hosts for virtual machines based on current virtual machine requirements and headroom availability

Patent Number 12775484 - October 27, 2026

Described herein are systems, methods, and software to manage the migration of virtual machines between hosts. In one example, a management…

Receive side scaling (RSS) using programmable physical network interface controller (PNIC)

Patent Number 12776989 - October 27, 2026

Example methods and systems for receive side scaling (RSS) are described. In one example, a computer system may generate and send…

Mechanism for managing bare-metal containerized applications from an embedded hypervisor

Patent Number 12769572 - October 20, 2026

An example method of automatically deploying a containerized application on an operating system (OS) of a device is provided. The method…

Deploying an edge cluster using pods

Patent Number 12771605 - October 20, 2026

Some embodiments provide a novel method for deploying an edge device as a cluster of pods. The method receives a set of criteria for deploying…

VMware Patent Applications

Hardware Agnostic Virtualized Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Accelerator

Application Number 20260339695 - October 29, 2026

The disclosure provides an approach for a hardware agnostic paravirtualized machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator…

GENERATING INSTALLATION IMAGES BASED UPON DPU-SPECIFIC CAPABILITIES

Application Number 20260140753 - May 21, 2026

Disclosed are various embodiments provisioning a data processing unit in a host machine. There can be multiple data processing units within…

AUTOMATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES

Application Number 20250238280 - July 24, 2025

The current document is directed to methods and systems that generate recommendations for resource specifications used in…

MANAGING CLOUD SNAPSHOTS IN A DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

Application Number 20250130830 - April 24, 2025

Managing cloud snapshots in a development platform is described herein. One example method includes creating a snapshot of a virtual computing…

ASYNCHRONOUS MECHANISM FOR PROCESSING SYNCHRONOUS OPERATION FLOWS

Application Number 20250130831 - April 24, 2025

An asynchronous mechanism for processing synchronous operation flows is described herein. One example method includes receiving a request from…

VMware Federal Litigation Filings

Rako v. VMware, LLC, et al.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit - August 12, 2026

VMware LLC v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

Delaware District Court - June 17, 2026

PATEL v. VMWARE, INC. There are opinions or orders for this case

New Jersey District Court - February 4, 2026

PATEL v. BROADCOM INC., FKA VMWARE, INC.

New Jersey District Court - January 6, 2026

VMware LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company

California Northern District Court - December 15, 2025

VMware Federal District Court Decisions

VMware LLC v. Siemens AG et al

Delaware District Court - February 10, 2026

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 17 Granting In-Part and Denying In-Part the MOTION to Dismiss Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…

Lamartina v. VMware, Inc. et al

California Northern District Court - January 29, 2024

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi re 116 December 19, 2023 Discovery Dispute re Privilege. (vkdlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on…

Lamartina v. VMware, Inc. et al

California Northern District Court - January 16, 2024

FURTHER ORDER re 116 December 19, 2023 Discovery Dispute re Privilege. Further submissions due by 1/24/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge…

Cirba IP, Inc. v. VMware, Inc.

Delaware District Court - April 18, 2023

MEMORANDUM ORDER: 1. VMware's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, D.I. 1433, as to claim 3 of the '687 patent is DENIED. 2.…

Cirba IP, Inc. v. VMware, Inc.

Delaware District Court - April 4, 2023

MEMORANDUM ORDER re 1415 MOTION for Summary Judgment No. 1 -- No Trademark Claims filed by VMware, Inc. is GRANTED. Signed by Judge…

VMware State Court Decisions

Devraj Patel v. VMware Inc.

United States U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit - October 20, 2026

PATEL v. VMWARE, INC.

New Jersey New Jersey District Court - February 4, 2026

OPINION. Signed by Judge Edward S. Kiel on 2/4/2026. (mj)

Lamartina v. VMware, Inc. et al

California California Northern District Court - March 31, 2025

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT APPROVAL. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila Post-Distribution Accounting due by 1/12/2026.…

CIRBA INC. v. VMWARE, INC.

United States US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit - July 24, 2024

CIRBA INC. v. VMWARE, INC.

United States US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit - July 15, 2024

VMware Federal Appellate Court Decisions

Devraj Patel v. VMware Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - October 20, 2026

CIRBA INC. v. VMWARE, INC.

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - July 24, 2024

CIRBA INC. v. VMWARE, INC.

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - July 15, 2024

CIRBA INC. v. VMWARE, INC.

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - July 15, 2024

Klauber v. VMware, Inc.

US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit - August 21, 2023