FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2012
Contact: Kara F. Stoll, 202.408.4119
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Finnegan Victory for Akamai
WASHINGTON, DC - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP announced victory today on behalf of Akamai Technologies, Inc., in the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision regarding joint infringement. In Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., 2009-1372, -1380, -1416, -1417 (Fed. Cir. August 31, 2012), the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed a panel decision that Limelight did not infringe Akamai’s patented technology because it had not performed all of the steps of a method claim. While Limelight had contracted with other parties to perform the steps of the patented method, it had not performed all the steps itself. The en banc Court determined that a party can still show induced infringement under circumstances where both the inducer and the induced party each perform some of the steps of a method claim. Applying this test, the Court found that Limelight could be held liable for induced infringement and reversed and remanded the case for further proceedings. Akamai Technologies, Inc., was represented by Finnegan in the en banc appeal.
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