Can a patentee establish liability for joint infringement?

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Abstract: Direct infringement of a method patent requires a single party to perform every step of the claimed method. But what about when a patented method requires more than one party to perform the necessary steps? How can a patentee establish that a defendant is liable for such joint infringement? This article describes the answer given by the appeals court. Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., 09-1372, Dec. 20, 2010 (Fed Cir.)