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The Federal Circuit fundamentally misunderstands method patent infringement
- fspeech 12y agoLIMELIGHT 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. Ruling was unanimous.