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August 20, 2015Patent Infringement

En Banc Federal Circuit Clarifies Divided Infringement Rules

Last week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the May 13, 2015 panel opinion in Akamai Technologies, Inc. et al. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. (Fed. Cir., Slip Opinion Case No. 2019-1372, -1380, -1416, -1417) and issued a new en banc opinion. A copy of the en banc opinion can be found here. We discussed […]

May 26, 2015Patent Infringement

Federal Circuit Clarifies “Divided Infringement” Rules

Following a remand from the U.S. Supreme Court last June, on May 13, 2015 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued another opinion in Akamai Technologies, Inc. et al. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.(Fed. Cir., Slip Opinion Case No. 2009-1372, May 13, 2015). This time, the Federal circuit considered the circumstances under which a method […]