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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO., et al., Case No. 19-cv-04683-TSH

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION

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

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