Columbia Insurance Co. v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO., et al., Case No. 5:24-cv-01652-PCP
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. STAY CASE
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY Re: Dkt. No.
INC.,
11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiffs Columbia Insurance Company and MiTek Inc. assert that defendant Simpson Strong-Tie Company infringed Columbia’s U.S. Patent No. 11,920,339 (’339 patent), in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271. The ’339 patent pertains to a method of constructing a fire-resistive wall assembly using hangers that connect structural components like beams and joists to fire-separation walls. MiTek is the exclusive licensee of Columbia’s patent. Simpson now moves to stay these proceedings pending a post-grant review (PGR) institution decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) regarding the ‘339 patent. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants Simpson’s motion to stay the current proceedings. BACKGROUND MiTek and Simpson are direct…