Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., No. 2021-2299, - F.4th - (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2023).
The decision benefits design patent holders - making it easier to prove infringement and also places more weight on skillful decisions made during prosecution to define the article of manufacture.
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., 942 F.3d 1119 (Fed. Cir. 2019) ("Columbia I") (holding that logo placement might allow the defendant to avoid an infringement judgment).
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