Columbia Sportswear v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, No. 18-1329 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2019)

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Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. (“Colum- bia”) appeals from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California’s judgment after a jury trial that claims 2 and 23 of U.S. Patent 8,453,270 (“the ’270 patent”) are invalid as anticipated and obvious. See Judgment, Co- lumbia Sportswear N. Am. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-01781 (S.D. Cal. Nov. 22, 2017), ECF No. 403. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. (“Seirus”) cross - appeals from the U.S.