Columbia Insurance Co. v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO., et al., Case No. 19-cv-04683-TSH

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

9 v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION

10 SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC, Re: Dkt. No. 3 11 Defendant.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiffs Columbia Insurance Co. and MiTek Inc. bring this motion for a preliminary 15 injunction seeking to enjoin Defendant Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. from “making, using, 16 offering to sell, or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States” Simpson’s 17 DGF, DGHF, and DGBF Fire Wall Hangers or “colorable variations thereof” because these 18 products infringe Columbia’s U.S. Patent No. 10,316,510 (the “’510 patent”). Mot. for 19 Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 3. Simpson filed an Opposition (ECF No. 24) and Plaintiffs filed 20 a Reply (ECF No. 29). Having considered the parties’ positions, relevant legal authority, and the 21 record in this case, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion for the…