The Federal Circuit fundamentally misunderstands method patent infringement

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.

Ruling was unanimous.