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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. et al.
Respondent / Defendant
Columbia Insurance Company et al.
Dispute Summary
The PTAB found 103 of the 105 claims of Simpson Strong‑Tie’s fire‑wall hanger patent unpatentable as obvious over a combination of Yamaguchi, Bundy, Adams and Gilb ’416 references. Claims 38 and 91 were left intact. The Board adopted petitioner‑proposed claim constructions.
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mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld
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