VMware Must Pay Densify $84.5 Million After Losing U.S. Retrial Over Software Patents

VMware Inc must pay $84.5 million for infringing two patents belonging to rival software company Densify, a Delaware federal jury said on Monday.

The verdict, made public Tuesday, said VMware willfully violated Densify’s patent rights with its software for optimizing “virtual machines” used in cloud computing.

A VMware spokesperson declined to comment on the verdict, citing active litigation.

Densify CEO Gerry Smith said the company was “grateful” for the verdict, which “validated the hard work of our inventors.”

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