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Supreme Court Reverses Akamai On Inducement But Leaves Open The Question Of Divided, Direct Infringement

(June 2, 2014)  The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. et al., 572 U.S. __ (June 2, 2014) (“Limelight”). reversing and remanding the leading Federal Circuit case on induced infringement under 35 USC § 271(b).  Under the Federal Circuit’s analysis, in order to establish direct infringement […]

Lessons From The 1st Year Of Post-Grant Proceedings

Law360, New York (November 06, 2013, 2:59 PM ET) — A little over one year ago, the America Invents Act implemented new methods for third parties to challenge the validity of issued patents by having a contested validity trial in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Specifically, the AIA replaced inter partes re-examinations with inter […]