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Case closed – Federal Circuit confirms expansion of liability for divided patent infringement

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Abstract: Patentees have long struggled when trying to enforce method patents in “divided infringement” cases, where multiple parties carried out the required steps. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals seems to have come to their rescue, though. This article reviews a case in which the court made clear that it’s applying a looser standard when it comes to establishing direct infringement liability in divided infringement cases. A sidebar notes the court’s rejection of the argument that the conditioning required to attribute the actions of a third party to an alleged infringer can’t occur if the third party isn’t obligated to perform part of the patented method. Travel Sentry, Inc. v. Tropp, No. 16-2386, Dec. 19, 2017, Fed. Cir. Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. (Akamai V), Nos. 2009-1372, 2009-1380, 2009-1416, 2009-1417. Aug. 13, 2015, Fed. Cir.

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