The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear two patent cases and one high-profile copyright fight, bringing the number of IP disputes on its docket to an unusual high.
In a terse order, the justices agreed to hear copyright infringement claims against Aereo Inc., an online television start-up that has angered broadcasters by streaming their programs to subscribers through dime-sized antennas. The high court also granted cert in Akamai Technologies Inc. v. Limelight Networks Inc., which raises the question of whether tech companies can be liable if they induce patent infringement by third parties. Finally, the court took up Nautilus Inc. v. Biosig Instruments Inc., in which the fitness company Nautilus challenges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s approach to determining whether a patent is too indefinite. Our affiliate The National Law Journal has more on the cert grants here.
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