May 13 (Reuters) - Broadcom's ( AVGO ) VMware has

resolved a lawsuit brought by rival software company Densify

after it lost a $84.5 million jury verdict in the case last

year, according to a filing in Delaware federal court.

The companies told the court on Friday that they had settled

the case and asked to pause the proceedings while they prepare a

settlement agreement. Representatives for Densify and Broadcom ( AVGO )

did not immediately respond on Monday to requests for comment

and more information about the settlement.

Densify and VMware, which Broadcom ( AVGO ) acquired last year, both

specialize in cloud-computing software. In a 2019 lawsuit,

Densify accused VMware of infringing patents covering software

for optimizing "virtual machines" used in cloud computing with

its vROps, vSphere and other products.

VMware argued it did not infringe and that the patents were

invalid, and later filed patent-infringement counterclaims

against Densify.

A jury found last year that VMware's software violated

Densify's patent rights and awarded $84.5 million in damages.

Densify had previously won a verdict worth nearly $237 million

against VMware in the same case in 2020, which a federal judge

later threw out.

The case is Cirba Inc d/b/a Densify v. VMware Inc, U.S.

District Court for the District of Delaware, No. 1:19-cv-00742.

For Densify: Courtland Reichman, Sarah Jorgensen, Jaime

Cardenas-Navia, Khue Hoang, Peter Mastroianni, Shawna Ballard

and Jennifer Estremera of Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg;

Paul Clement and Andrew Lawrence of Clement & Murphy; Gary Toman

of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial

For VMware: Arturo Gonzalez, Richard Hung and Bita Rahebi of

Morrison & Foerster

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(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)