EPO Patent Application: Global Policy Configuration for Network Management in Public Cloud

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Networking (H04L)

Published March 18th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office has published patent application EP4407489A1, detailing a global policy configuration for network management services operating in public cloud environments. The application was filed by VMware LLC and published on March 18, 2026.

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What changed

This document is a European patent application (EP4407489A1) published by the EPO, related to a global policy configuration for network management services in public cloud environments. The application, filed by VMware LLC, outlines technical specifications for enhancing network security and management within cloud infrastructures.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on regulated entities. It represents a disclosure of an invention rather than a rule or guidance. Compliance officers should note this publication as a technological development in the cybersecurity and cloud computing space.

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GLOBAL POLICY CONFIGURATION FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICE OPERATING IN PUBLIC CLOUD

Publication EP4407489A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

VMware LLC

Inventors

Makhijani, Shailesh, Bokare, Nikhil, Vigneron, Thomas Pierre Labor, Wagh, Rushikesh, Vaidya, Sachin Mohan, Margarian, Pavlush, Dorr, Josh, Bhandari, Vaibhav

IPC Classifications

G06F 21/10 20130101AFI20240522BHEP G06F 21/55 20130101ALI20240522BHEP H04L 9/40 20220101ALI20240522BHEP H04W 12/08 20210101ALI20240522BHEP H04W 12/12 20210101ALI20240522BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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