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Cirba Inc. (d/b/a Densify) v. VMware, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-00742

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Gregory B. Williams

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  1. May 10, 2024

    Densify, VMware Settle Patent Case After $85M Verdict

    Densify and the Dell spinoff VMware notified a Delaware federal judge on Friday that they had decided to settle a suit after VMware last year was ordered to pay nearly $85 million for infringing patents over new ways of designing virtual environments.

  2. October 27, 2023

    Judge Won't Stay $85M Patent Verdict After USPTO Decision

    A Delaware federal judge has refused to pause proceedings in a case where Dell Technologies Inc. spinoff VMware Inc. was ordered to pay nearly $85 million in a patent dispute over new ways of designing virtual environments.

  3. May 02, 2023

    Dell Spinoff Owes $85M, Not $236M, After Patent Fight Retrial

    A Delaware federal retrial over patents that cover new ways of designing virtual environments has resulted in a nearly $85 million jury verdict against Dell spinoff VMware — more than $150 million less than in the first trial, and significantly less than requested of jurors.

  4. April 18, 2023

    VMware Tries And Fails, Again, To Ax Patent Ahead Of Trial

    A federal judge in Delaware ruled on Tuesday that a patent covering a way of designing virtual environments reflected "a non-abstract technological improvement" — a loss for the cloud services company VMware, which had hoped to ax the claims ahead of the start of a second trial in the case next week.

  5. March 13, 2023

    Densify Can't Reinstate $236M IP Win Before New Patent Trial

    A Delaware federal judge has refused grant an injunction and reinstate Densify's $236 million jury verdict in litigation over claims the Canadian software-maker's Silicon Valley rival VMware Inc. ripped off Densify's cloud infrastructure patents, sending the case to a new trial after rejecting Densify's argument that it's been irreparably harmed.

  6. November 29, 2022

    Densify Wants To Sink VMware's Inequitable Conduct Claims

    Software maker Densify urged a Delaware federal judge Tuesday to reject rival VMware's claims of inequitable conduct in Densify's infringement suit against it over computing patents, arguing there's no evidence that information was withheld from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  7. May 05, 2022

    PTAB Kills Densify Unit's Computer Compatibility Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has thrown out a series of claims in a Densify unit's computer compatibility patent, finding they were obvious over prior patents.

  8. January 07, 2022

    Special Master In VMware IP Suit Exits, But Not Due To DQ Bid

    Densify's patent licensing unit lost a bid Friday to disqualify a special master brought on board to sort out discovery issues in its patent suit against VMware over cloud infrastructure patents, with U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark terminating the special master anyhow for case management reasons.

  9. January 21, 2021

    Densify Wants To Take Tossed $236M Jury Win To Fed. Circ.

    The cloud infrastructure company Densify wants to take its scrapped $236 million jury win straight to the Federal Circuit after a Delaware federal judge ruled last month that Densify lacked standing to sue rival VMware in the first place.

  10. December 22, 2020

    Del. Judge Tosses $236M Verdict Against VMware

    A Delaware federal judge on Monday scrapped a $236 million jury verdict against VMware for infringing Densify's cloud infrastructure patents and ordered a new trial following an earlier finding that one of two plaintiffs in the case didn't have standing to sue in the first place.

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