Decided

No. 12-786

Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

See other cases from the Federal Circuit.

Docket Entries

Judgment issued.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Argued. For petitioner: Aaron M. Panner, Washington, D. C.; and Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner Limelight Networks, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Brief amicus curiae of Robert Mankes filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Eli Lilly and Company filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute filed. (Distribnuted)

Brief amici curiae of Myriad Genetics, Inc., and Genomic Health, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Bally Technologies, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association ("AIPLA") filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

CIRCULATED.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit is electronic. (Not on PACER)

Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Microsoft Corporation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Clearing House, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Cargill, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of International Business Machines Corp. in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of Google, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Conejo Valley Bar Association in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Newegg and L.L. Bean filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Altera Corporation, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Limelight Networks, Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Ten Intellectual Property Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of Patent and Intellectual Property Law Scholars filed.

Record received from U.S.D.C. Massachusetts is electronic and located on PACER.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.

Justice Alito is no longer recused in this case.

Petition GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014.

Supplemental brief of respondents Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.

The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in these cases (see No. 12-960) expressing the views of the United States. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 13, 2013.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 6, 2013.

Reply of petitioner Limelight Networks, Inc. filed.

Brief of respondents Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 3, 2013.

Brief amici curiae of Altera Corporation, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association, et al filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Google, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 4, 2013.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 1, 2013)

Application (12A482) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 28, 2012.

Application (12A482) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 29, 2012 to December 29, 2012, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

Limelight Networks, Inc., Petitioner, represented by Aaron M. Panner

Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Donald R. Dunner

Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Amici Curiae

Altera Corporation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jerry R. Selinger

American Intellectual Property Law Association ("AIPLA"), Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey I. D. Lewis

Bally Technologies, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Adrian M. Pruetz

Biotechnology Industry Organization, Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott A.M. Chambers

Cargill, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron D. Van Oort

Conejo Valley Bar Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven C. Sereboff

CTIA - The Wireless Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Pratik A. Shah

CTIA - The Wireless Association, et al, Amicus Curiae, represented by Patricia A. Millett

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Julie P. Samuels

Eli Lilly and Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark Jordan Stewart

Google, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. Sullivan

Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert P. Taylor

International Business Machines Corp. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark J. Abate

Microsoft Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew D. McGill

Myriad Genetics, Inc., and Genomic Health, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin G. Jackson

Newegg and L.L. Bean, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter J. Brann

Patent and Intellectual Property Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Shubha Ghosh

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Carter G. Phillips

Robert Mankes, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anthony J. Biller

Ten Intellectual Property Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy R. Holbrook

The American Bar Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by James R. Silkenat

The Clearing House, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert A. Long Jr.

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ginger D. Anders

William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by R. Carl Moy

 
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