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No Direct Infringement Unless A 'Single Entity' Performs Each and Every Method Step

In <i>Akamai Technologies,</i> the Federal Circuit ruled that there is no direct infringement unless a "single entity" performs each and every step of the claimed method. Therefore, it found no direct infringement because Limelight and its customers were not part of a single entity and the customers were performing the missing step for their own benefit, not Limelight's.

20 minute read July 01, 2015 at 12:06 PM
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Matthew Siegal
No Direct Infringement Unless A 'Single Entity' Performs Each and Every Method Step

In Akamai Technologies, the Federal Circuit ruled that there was no direct infringement of a method patent claim where defendant Limelight performed all but one step of the patented method and assisted its contractually bound customers with performing the remaining step.

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