Intellectual Property
Dec. 21, 2012
Federal Circuit decision could change method claim litigation
The Federal Circuit issued an important en banc opinion in August in two related cases involving the divided infringement of method claims. By James J. Elacqua and Marti A. Johnson
The Federal Circuit issued an important en banc opinion in August in two related cases involving the divided infringement of method claims, Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. and McKesson Technologies, Inc. v. Epic Systems Corp. In its 6-5 decision on Aug. 31, the court expanded the theory of induced infringement of a method claim, holding that all the steps of a method claim do not ...
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