The patents in question cover some critical behind-the-scenes tech that helps keep virtual machines running smoothly, according to the lawsuit filed in a California federal court.

Netflix has filed a lawsuit against Broadcom, accusing its subsidiary VMware of infringing on multiple patents related to virtual machine technology.

Video streaming giant Netflix Inc. is suing Broadcom Inc. over virtual machine patents owned by the company’s subsidiary VMware Inc. According to the lawsuit filed with a California federal court by Netflix Monday, the company said VMware’s cloud software infringes on five patents related to virtual machines.

Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year Broadcom has told investors its integration of VMware is all but done,

Netflix has filed a lawsuit against Broadcom. According to the streaming service, VMware infringes on virtual machine patents. Netflix claims to have

Netflix is suing Broadcom over patent infringement a few years after Broadcom sued Netflix for similar reasons.

Netflix has filed a lawsuit against VMware, a subsidiary of Broadcom, claiming that the company has infringed on five of its patents related to virtual machine operations. The lawsuit, submitted to a California federal court,