PDF (link opens in new window)         Monday was a good day for companies facing allegations of patent infringement. The U.S. Supreme Court issued two major decisions that reverse rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that had favored patent owners. In Limelight Networks Inc. v. Akamai Technologies Inc., 12-786, the…

By Rick Neifeld, of Neifeld IP Law, and Ben Davidson, of the Davidson Law Group 1 I. INTRODUCTION In the short time since it was created by the America Invents Act, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) has become one of the busiest venues for challenging issued U.S. patents. Companies accused of infringing patents…