3 August 2016Patents
Limelight and Akamai strike licensing deal to settle patent dispute
Akamai Technologies and Limelight Networks have agreed a $54 million licensing deal, bringing to an end the companies’ long-running patent battle.
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6 July 2016 A US court has entered its final judgment in a long-running patent infringement dispute between Limelight Networks and Akamai Technologies with the final damages total standing $12 million below the agreed maximum threshold.
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17 November 2015 Akamai’s battle with Limelight will now head back to a US district court after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit swept away Limelight’s remaining claims.