UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 20, 2010
LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33508 | 20-1677033 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2220 W. 14th Street
Tempe AZ 85281
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(602) 850-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 20, 2010, Limelight Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a District Court grant of the Company’s motion for judgment as a matter of law of noninfringement of Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s (“Akamai”) U.S. Patent No. 6,108,703 and also affirmed the District Court’s entry of judgment of noninfringement of Akamai’s U.S. Patent No. 7,103,645 and U.S. Patent No. 6,553,413 in the Akamai Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. litigation matter, and certain other information. The full text of the press release concerning the foregoing is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Limelight Networks, Inc., dated December 20, 2010. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: December 20, 2010 | By: | /S/ PHILIP C. MAYNARD | ||||
| Philip C. Maynard | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Limelight Networks, Inc., dated December 20, 2010. | |
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