LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC. v. AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
JUSTICE ALITO: The Federal Circuit’s analysis fundamentally misunderstands what it means to infringe a method patent. A method patent claims a number of steps; under this Court’s case law, the patent is not infringed unless all the steps are carried out.
JUSTICE ALITO: The Federal Circuit’s analysis fundamentally misunderstands what it means to infringe a method patent. A method patent claims a number of steps; under this Court’s case law, the patent is not infringed unless all the steps are carried out.
Ruling was unanimous.