Edgio

Edgio, Inc., formerly Limelight Networks, was an American company that provided a content delivery network (CDN) service used for delivery of digital media content and software. Following a 2022 acquisition of Edgecast, the company re-branded as Edgio, and included edge computing and cybersecurity services, such as DDoS mitigation. As of January 2023, the company's network had more than 300 points of presence and delivered more than 250 terabits per second of egress capacity across the globe.

Edgio, Inc., formerly Limelight Networks, was an American company that provided a content delivery network (CDN) service used for delivery of digital media content and software. Following a 2022 acquisition of Edgecast, the company re-branded as Edgio, and included edge computing and cybersecurity services, such as DDoS mitigation. As of January 2023, the company's network had more than 300 points of presence and delivered more than 250 terabits per second of egress capacity across the globe. ==Patent lawsuits== In June 2006, Limelight Networks was sued by Akamai Technologies and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over alleged patent infringement. In April 2009, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that Limelight Networks did not infringe, overturning the February 2008 finding of a Boston jury. Similarly, in December 2007, Limelight Networks was sued by Level 3 Communications over alleged intellectual property and patent infringement. In January 2009, a jury ruled that Limelight Networks did not infringe. Akamai Technologies appealed part of the decision. On April 20, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the petition by Akamai Technologies for rehearing en banc its appeal in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. The order vacated the earlier opinion of December 20, 2010. The order includes a request to file new briefs addressing the question about how liable each party is in a case of joint infringement. On August 31, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered its verdict on the case. The Court of Appeals stated that the trial court determined that Limelight did not directly infringe on Akamai's patent. A slim majority in the three-way divided opinion also announced a revised legal theory of induced infringement, remanding the case to the trial court. This gave Akamai an opportunity for a new trial to attempt to prove induced infringement. On December 28, 2012, Limelight filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review the decision of the Federal Circuit regarding the standard for induced infringement in cases where multiple parties may perform various steps of a patented claim. Akamai filed a cross petition asking the Court to also review the standard for direct infringement in those cases. On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to comment on the petition for certiorari. In June 2014, the Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision rejecting Akamai's claim of "induced infringement". On July 1, 2016, it was announced that the Massachusetts District Court entered the final judgment in the case, with Limelight paying $51M in total damages to Akamai (to be reflected in Limelight's 2016 Q2 earnings).

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