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Patent Law—Divided Infringement of Method Claims: Federal Circuit Broadens Direct Infringement Liability, Retains Single Entity Restriction— Akamai Technologies, Incorporated v. Limelight Networks, Incorporated, 797 F.3d 1020 (Fed. Cir. 2015)

Oct 14, 2016 | Book 2, Case Comments, Print Edition, Volume 49

Infringement of patent claims is a statutory tort.  The United States Code governs direct infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), which encompasses infringement of both apparatus and method claims.  Infringement of a method claim requires its use by the performance of...