After a Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Court...

After a Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated its judgment favoring Akamai in a patent lawsuit against Limelight Networks. The Federal Circuit referred the case to two panel members and a newly selected judge, it said in an order issued Thursday (http://1.usa.gov/1k4qltX). In June, the Supreme Court ruled against Akamai, saying a company can only claim patent infringement if another company was involved in every step of the infringement (CD Jun 3 p4). The ruling overturned a 2012 appeals court decision “and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion,” said the Federal Circuit.