In a filing with the SEC today, Limelight announced they have come to a settlement with Two-Way Media over the patent suit filed by the latter in April. The patent in question was an old one from 1996, and Limelight joins Level 3 (via Cable & Wireless long ago) as a licensee of the patent. Two-way is apparently still suing Akamai and AT&T over the same patent, which sure does seem to have legs.
One has to wonder if Limelight will now move to settle the suit filed by Level 3 last winter as well. I seem to recall that one was supposed to go to trial this fall? Somehow though I doubt it, even if Limelight wanted to I think Level 3’s price will be too high.
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The limelight markman hearing precludes the trial which we should hear about in September. As of mid-month, there was no news yet from the markman hearings.
It looks like we got the markman today after an admin delay by the court. It didn’t look like Level 3 really did not lose much if any of the nearly two dozen points it argued.
Eric, do you have a source for that? I’m not doubting you, just not finding it yet.
sure Rob. I’ll send over the markman meeting order.