Limelight Networks appeals to U.S. Supreme Court in longstanding legal battle, will no longer challenge patent infringement

Limelight Networks Inc. is continuing to fight a portion of its longstanding dispute against Akamai Technologies Inc., while agreeing not to challenge the patent infringement part. Limelight, the Tempe-based developer of content delivery systems for online media, announced today it will be seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court of the August decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Limelight (Nasdaq: LLNW) believes that the recent ruling expands the scope of liability in…