VMware LLC patents

VMware LLC holds 1,066 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents1,066
Recent patents1,066
First publicationJan 9, 2024
Latest publicationApr 9, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity appears to be declining based on the most recent years.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2024580
2025438
202648
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
2024580
2025438
202648

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
G06F9/45558327
G06F2009/45595174
G06F2009/4557137
H04L41/089597
G06F9/507792

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Physics690
Electricity656
Cross-Sectional Technologies5
Operations & Transport3

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does VMware LLC have in patentsdb?
VMware LLC is linked to 1,066 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does VMware LLC patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (690); Electricity (656); Cross-Sectional Technologies (5).
Is VMware LLC's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 580 in 2024 and 438 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to VMware LLC?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.