A Federal Circuit panel struggled Thursday to grasp Columbia Sportswear North America Inc.'s arguments that a jury was shown inadmissible evidence in a design patent trial and received incorrect instruction on how to interpret it, leading to a verdict that cleared Seirus Innovations Accessories Inc. of infringement.
Judge Todd M. Hughes pressed Columbia attorney Christopher V. Carani of McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd. on why, if the evidence didn’t pertain to the heat-resistant material covered by Columbia’s asserted patent, the company’s main argument is that the jury should’ve received different instructions on how to read the evidence—and not that it ...
