Legal Opinion
Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 31, 2012No. 2009-1372, 2009-1380, 2009-1416, 2009-1417, 2010-1291PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court filed PER CURIAM. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge LINN, in which Circuit Judges DYK, PROST, and O’MALLEY join.
2Per curiam
When a single actor commits all the elements of infringement, that actor is liable for direct infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a). When a single actor induces another actor to commit all the elements of infringement, the first actor is liable for induced infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b). But when the acts necessary to give rise to liability for direct infringement are shared between two or more…
3Cases cited47 opinions
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4Cited by90 opinions
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