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`Michael J. Wise, Bar No. 143501
`MWise@perkinscoie.com
`Joseph P. Hamilton, Bar No. 211544
`JHamilton@perkinscoie.com
`Lara J. Dueppen, Bar No. 259075
`LDueppen@perkinscoie.com
`Michael J. Song, Bar No. 243675
`MSong@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-1721
`Telephone: 310.788.9900
`Facsimile: 310.788.3399
`Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V. and
`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
`[Defendants’ Counsel listed on signature page]
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`
`Case No. CV14-1645 GW (MRWx)
`and related cases
`Case No. CV14-1649 GW (MRWx)
`Case No. CV14-1650 GW (MRWx)
`Case No. CV14-1651 GW (MRWx)
`Case No. CV14-1652 GW (MRWx)
`Case No. CV14-1653 GW (MRWx)
`Case No. CV14-1654 GW (MRWx)
`Case No. CV14-1655 GW (MRWx)
`SECOND REVISED JOINT CLAIM
`CONSTRUCTION AND
`PREHEARING STATEMENT
`
`Case No. CV14-1649 GW (MRWx)
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; and FONTEM
`HOLDINGS 1 B.V., a Netherlands
`company,
`
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`NJOY, INC., a Delaware corporation,
`and DOES 1-5, Inclusive,
`Defendant.
`
`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`CB DISTRIBUTORS, INC., an Illinois
`corporation; DR DISTRIBUTORS,
`LLC, etc. et al.,
`
`Defendants.
`
`CV14-1645 GW(MRWx) (and related cases)
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125783.1
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`Exhibit 1016, Page 0001
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`Case No. CV14-1650 GW (MRWx)
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`Case No. CV14-1651 GW (MRWx)
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`Case No. CV14-1652 GW (MRWx)
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`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`VAPOR CORP., a Delaware
`corporation, etc.,
`
`Defendant.
`
`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`FIN BRANDING GROUP, LLC, an
`Illinois limited liability company;
`VICTORY ELECTRONIC
`CIGARETTES CORPORATION, etc.
`et al.,
`
`Defendants.
`
`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`BALLANTYNE BRANDS, LLC, etc.,
`Defendant.
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`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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`Exhibit 1016, Page 0002
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`

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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49 Filed 12/12/14 Page 3 of 9 Page ID #:1359
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`Case No. CV14-1653 GW (MRWx)
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`Case No. CV14-1654 GW (MRWx)
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`Case No. CV14-1655 GW (MRWx)
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`SPARK INDUSTRIES, LLC, etc.,
`Defendant.
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`LOGIC TECHNOLOGY
`DEVELOPMENT LLC, etc.,
`Defendant.
`
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V., a
`Netherlands company; etc. et al.,
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`VMR PRODUCTS, LLC, dba
`V2CIGS, etc..,
`
`Defendant.
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`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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`Exhibit 1016, Page 0003
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`

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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49 Filed 12/12/14 Page 4 of 9 Page ID #:1360
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`After submitting the Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing
`Statement (Dkt. # 34) but prior to filing Opening Claim Construction Briefs, the
`parties further agreed to narrow the disputes and terms requiring the Court’s
`construction as set forth herein. Accordingly, in each of the cases in the captions
`above (“the Related Cases”),1 Plaintiffs Fontem Ventures B.V. and Fontem
`Holdings 1 B.V. (together, “Fontem”), along with Defendants NJOY, Inc.
`(“NJOY”), CB Distributors, Inc. and DR Distributors, LLC (“CB/DR”), Vapor
`Corp. (“Vapor”), FIN Branding Group, LLC and Victory Electronic Cigarettes
`Corporation (“FIN/Victory”), Ballantyne Brands, LLC (“Ballantyne”), Spark
`Industries, LLC (“Spark”), Logic Technology Development LLC (“Logic”), and
`VMR Products, LLC (“VMR”) (together, “the Defendants”) hereby submit this
`Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement for U.S. Patent
`Nos. 8,365,742 (the ’742 patent); 8,375,957 (the ’957 patent); 8,393,331 (the ’331
`patent); 8,490,628 (the ’628 patent); and 8,689,805 (the ’805 patent) (“the Revised
`Statement”) (Dkt. # 34).
`AMENDMENTS TO DISPUTED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
`The Parties agreed that two of the disputed terms (“cigarette bottle assembly”
`and “porous”) need not be construed, thereby eliminating the dispute over their
`construction.
`In addition, the parties made amendments relating to the proposed
`constructions of five disputed terms (“inlet,” “a liquid permeating component
`sleeved on the electric heater,” “liquid storage component,” “liquid supply,” and
`“solution storage area”).
`
`
`1 CV14-1645 GW (MRWx), Case No. CV14-1649 GW (MRWx), CV14-
`1650 GW (MRWx), CV14-1651 GW (MRWx), CV14-1652 GW (MRWx), CV14-
`1653 GW (MRWx), CV14-1654 GW (MRWx), Case No. CV14-1655 GW
`(MRWx).
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`An updated chart which reflects these amendments is set forth in Exhibit B,
`attached.
`The Parties may continue to meet and confer regarding the parties claim
`constructions. The Parties also expressly reserve the right to rely on any evidence
`identified by the other party, and any evidence obtained, or that may be obtained,
`through claim construction discovery. The Parties expressly reserve the right to
`amend, correct, or supplement its claim construction positions and supporting or
`rebuttal evidence in response to any change of position by the other party, in
`response to information received during discovery, or for other good cause.
`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING
`The parties continue to believe that three hours will be sufficient for the
`claim construction hearing with Fontem being allocated half of the time and
`Defendants being allocated half of the time. Subject to the Court’s preference, the
`Parties have agreed to present the disputed claim terms term-by-term, with Fontem
`presenting first for the first term, and Defendants first for the second term, and so
`forth. Neither side currently plans to call any witness at the claim construction
`hearing.
`
`DATED: December 12, 2014
`
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`
`By:/s/Joseph P. Hamilton
`Joseph P. Hamilton
`Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-
`Defendants
`FONTEM VENTURES B.V. and
`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49 Filed 12/12/14 Page 6 of 9 Page ID #:1362
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`DATED: December 12, 2014
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`DLA PIPER LLP
`
`DATED: December 12, 2014
`
`By:/s/Richard T. Mulloy
`Richard T. Mulloy
`John Allcock, Bar No. 098895
`John.allcock@dlapiper.com
`Richard T. Mulloy, Bar No. 199278
`Richard.mulloy@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 B Street, Suite 1800
`San Diego, California 92101
`(619) 699-4787 / (619) 764-6787 Fax
`Brent Yamashita, Bar No. 206890
`Brent.Yamashita@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`2000 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2215
`Phone: 650.833.2000
`Fax: 650.833.2001
`Attorneys for Defendant/
`Counterclaimant NJOY, Inc.
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`
`By:/s/Nicole M. Smith
`Nicole M. Smith
`Nicole M. Smith, Bar No. 189598
`NSmith@mofo.com
`Alex S. Yap, Bar No. 241400
`AYap@mofo.com
`Dylan J. Raife, Bar No. 288346
`DRaife@mofo.com
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`707 Wilshire Boulevard
`Los Angeles, California 90017-3543
`Telephone: 213.892.5200
`Facsimile: 213.892.5454
`Attorneys for Defendants CB
`DISTRIBUTORS, INC. and DR
`DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49 Filed 12/12/14 Page 7 of 9 Page ID #:1363
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`DATED: December 12, 2014
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`CUMMINS & WHITE, LLP
`
`DATED: December 12, 2014
`
`By:/s/Iman Reza
`Iman Reza
`Iman Reza, Bar No. 245094
`ireza@cwlawyers.com
`CUMMINS & WHITE, LLP
`2424 S.E. Bristol Street, Suite 300
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`Tel: 949.852.1800
`Fax: 949.852.8510
`Richard J Oparil (admitted pro hac vice)
`rjoparil@pbnlaw.com
`PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN, P.C.
`1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
`Suite 710
`Washington, DC 20036-6802
`Tel: 202.517.1888
`Fax: 202.517.6322
`Attorneys for Defendant/
`Counterclaimant VAPOR CORP.
`WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH AND
`DAVIS
`
`By: /s/Laura P. Merritt
`Laura P. Merritt
`Heather J. Hubbard (pro hac vice)
`Heather.Hubbard@wallerlaw.com
`Laura P. Merritt (pro hac vice)
`Laura.Merritt@wallerlaw.com
`WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH &
`DAVIS, LLP
`511 Union Street, Suite 2700
`Nashville, TN 37219
`Ph: (615) 850-8558/Fx: (615) 244-6804
`John B. Stephens, Bar No. 142718
`John@Sf-Lawyers.com
`STEPHENS FRIEDLAND LLP
`4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1550
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`Ph: (949) 468-3200/Fx: (949) 468-3201
`Attorneys for Defendants FIN Branding
`Group, LLC and Victory Electronic
`Cigarettes Corporation
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`

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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49 Filed 12/12/14 Page 8 of 9 Page ID #:1364
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`DATED: December 12, 2014
`
`CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP
`By: /s/David A Dillard
`David A. Dillard
`David A. Dillard, Bar No. 97515
`david.dillard@cph.com
`Katherine L. Quigley, Bar No. 258212
`katherine.quigley@cph.com
`CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP
`655 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2300
`Glendale, CA 91203-1445
`Telephone: (626) 795-9900
`Facsimile: (626) 577-8800
`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant
`BALLANTYNE BRANDS, LLC
`
`DATED: December 12, 2014
`
`KELLY & KELLEY LLP
`
`DATED: December 12, 2014
`
`By: /s/Michael A. DiNardo
`Michael A. DiNardo
`John E. Kelly, Bar No. 40217
`JohnK@Kelly-KelleyLaw.com
`Michael A. DiNardo, Bar No. 216991
`Mike@Kelly-KelleyLaw.com
`KELLY & KELLEY, LLP
`6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1650
`Woodland Hills, CA 91367
`Telephone: (818) 347-7900
`Facsimile: (818) 340-2859
`Attorneys for Defendant Spark Industries,
`LLC
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`
`By:/s/Victor de Gyarfas
`Victor de Gyarfas
`Victor de Gyarfas, Bar No. 171950
`vdegyarfas@foley.com
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`555 South Flower Street, Suite 3500
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-2411
`Telephone: 213-972-4500
`Facsimile: 213-486-0065
`Attorneys for Defendant Logic Technology
`Development LLC
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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49 Filed 12/12/14 Page 9 of 9 Page ID #:1365
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`DATED: December 12, 2014
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`FELDMAN GALE PA
`
`By:/s/Javier Sobrado
`Javier Sobrado
`Todd M. Malynn, Bar No. 181595
`tmalynn@feldmangale.com
`Gregory L. Hillyer (pro hac vice)
`ghillyer@feldmangale.com
`Javier Sobrado (pro hac vice)
`jsobrado@feldmangale.com
`FELDMAN GALE, P.A.
`880 West First Street, Suite 315
`Los Angeles, California 90012
`Telephone No. (213) 625-5992
`Facsimile No. (213) 625-5993
`Attorneys for Defendant VMR Products,
`LLC
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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49-1 Filed 12/12/14 Page 1 of 10 Page ID #:1366
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`EXHIBIT B
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`Exhibit 1016, Page 0010
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`

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`Case 2:14-cv-01645-GW-MRW Document 49-1 Filed 12/12/14 Page 2 of 10 Page ID #:1367
`EXHIBIT B
`
`1
`
`Term
`
`cavity
`’331 Patent
`claims 1-2;
`’628 Patent
`claim 3
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, a
`hollow space
`
`2
`
`frame
`’742 Patent
`claims 1-3
`
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, a
`support
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`See, e.g., ’331 Patent: 1:63-
`64; 2:43-45 3:46-55; Figs. 1-
`3, 6, 8
`
`See, e.g., ’628 Patent: 1:63-
`64; 2:45-47; 3:45-54; Figs. 1-
`3, 6, 8
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 197
`(11th ed. 2003): (defining
`“cavity” as “an unfilled space
`within a mass…a hollowed
`out space”
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 222
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`“cavity” as “a hollow within a
`solid body”)
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’742 Patent: 5:42-
`49; Figs. 17 and 18
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 497
`(11th ed. 2003) (defining
`“frame: as “the underlying
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`a hollow space within
`and completely
`surrounded by the body
`of the atomizer
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`’331 Patent: 1:63-64;
`2:45–3:1; 3:46-64; Figs.
`1-4, 6-8.
`
`’628 Patent: 1:63-64;
`2:43-65; 3:45-54; Figs. 1-
`4 and 6-8.
`
`Merriam Webster
`Dictionary:
`http://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/ca
`vity (defining “cavity” as
`“a hole or space inside
`something”)
`
`an underlying, rigid
`structure on which the
`porous component is
`set
`
`’742 Patent: 5:42-49; Figs.
`17-18.
`
`Merriam Webster
`Dictionary:
`http://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/f
`rame (defining “frame” as
`“the underlying
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
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`Exhibit 1016, Page 0011
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`

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`Term
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, a casing
`
`3
`
`housing
`’742 Patent
`claims 2-3;
`’331 Patent
`claims 1-2;
`’628 Patent
`claims 1, 2, 4,
`7, 8;
`’957 Patent
`claims 1, 2, 5,
`10, 23;
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`constructional system or
`structure that gives shape or
`strength” and “an open case
`or structure made for
`admitting, enclosing, or
`supporting something”)
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 581
`(1st ed. 2003) (defining
`“frame” as “the basic rigid
`supporting structure of
`anything”)
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’742 Patent:
`Abstract; 1:30-34; 2:30-38;
`3:42-62; 5:9-30; Figs. 1-3,
`and 19
`
`See, e.g., ’331 Patent:
`Abstract; 1:56-62; 2:33-37;
`3:65-4:3; 4:48-51; 4:56-60;
`Figs. 1-3
`
`See, e.g., ’628 Patent:
`Abstract; 1:56-62; 2:31-35;
`3:64-4:2; 4:45-48; 4:53-57;
`Figs. 1-3
`
`See, e.g., ’957 Patent: 2:1-3;
`3:4-14; 3:32-42; 3:50-53;
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`constructional system or
`structure that gives shape
`or strength”)
`
`a one-piece shell
`
`’742 Patent: Figs. 1–2, 19;
`1:28-33; 2:30–38; 3:42–
`44.
`
`’742 Patent File History
`August 7, 2012
`Amendment
`
`’331 Patent: Abstract;
`1:56-62; 2:34-37; 3:4-6;
`3:65-4:3; 4:48-51; 4:56-
`57; Figs. 1-3, 11.
`
`’628 Patent: Abstract;
`1:56-62; 2:31-35; 3:1-4;
`3:64-4:2; 4:45-48; 4:53-
`57; Figs. 1-3, 11.
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
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`Exhibit 1016, Page 0012
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`Term
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`4
`
`inlet
`’742 Patent
`claims 1-3;
`’331 Patent
`claims 1-2;
`’628 Patent
`claims 1, 7, 8
`
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, an
`opening for air
`intake.
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`’957 Patent: 1:46-51;
`1:66-67; 2:25-38; 2:60-
`3:8; 3:32-38; 3:48-52; 5:4-
`7; Figs. 1-5B, 12.
`
`opening on the external
`wall of the housing for
`air intake
`
`’331 Patent: Abstract;
`2:33-24; 3:13-15; Figs. 1-
`3.
`
`’331 Patent File History
`July 27, 2012 Amendment
`
`’628 Patent:
`2:31–32; Figs. 1-2,
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`4:49-51; 4:54-57; Figs. 1, 2A,
`2B, 3, and 12
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 603
`(11th ed. 2003): (defining
`“housing” as “something that
`covers or protects: as a case or
`enclosure (as for a mechanical
`part or an instrument)”
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 712
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`“housing” as “a rigid casing”)
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’628 Patent: 3:45-
`48; Figs 1-3
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 644
`(11th ed. 2003): (defining
`“inlet” as “a way of
`entering…an opening for
`intake”
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 769
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0013
`
`

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`
`Term
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`5
`
`integrally
`formed
`’742 Patent
`claim 1
`
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, formed
`by parts that make up
`a whole
`
`no construction
`necessary
`
`6
`
`a liquid
`conduction
`component in
`contact with
`the liquid
`permeating
`component and
`the liquid
`storage
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`“inlet” as “[a] way of entry”)
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g.,’742 Patent: 2:30-38;
`3:42-48; Figs. 1-2, 19
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 650
`(11th ed. 2003): (defining
`“integral” as “essential to
`completeness : constituent”
`and “formed as a unit with
`another part” and “composed
`of constituent parts”
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 778
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`“integral” as “of a whole or
`necessary to the completeness
`of a whole…whole;
`complete”)
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’805 Patent, 1:62-
`2:3; 3:14-21; 5:4-14; 5:44-48;
`Fig. 1, 1A, and 2-4
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`made of one piece
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`’742 Patent: Abstract;
`2:30-38; 3:42-44; Figs. 1-
`2, 19.
`
`https://www.ahdictionary.
`com/word/search.html?q=
`integral
`(defining “integral” as “a
`complete unit; a whole”)
`
`a component that
`transports liquid from
`the liquid storage
`component to the liquid
`permeating component
`
`’805 Patent:
`1:63-2:3; 3:13-27; 4:32-
`39; 5:44-54; Figs 1-4, 6.
`
`Merriam Webster
`Dictionary:
`http://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/
`conduct (defining
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0014
`
`

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`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Term
`
`component
`’805 Patent
`claim 3
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`“conduct” as “to act as a
`medium for conveying or
`transmitting”)
`
`a liquid permeating
`component fitted
`around and oriented in
`the same axial direction
`as the heater
`
`’805 Patent: 1:36-45;
`1:66-67; 2:64-66; 3:13-27;
`4:32-39; 4:52-58; 5:4-11;
`5:27-32; 5:49-54; 6:36-42;
`Figs 1-4, 6.
`
`Merriam Webster
`Dictionary:
`http://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/s
`leeve (defining “sleeve”
`as “a tubular part (as a
`hollow axle or a bushing)
`designed to fit over
`another part”)
`
`Dictionary.com:
`http://dictionary.referen
`ce.com/browse/sleeve?s=
`t (defining “sleeve” as
`“Machinery. a tubular
`piece, as of metal, fitting
`over a rod or the like.”)
`’742 Patent: 1:48–52;
`1:66-67; 2:1; 3:49-57;
`3:63-67; 4:36–40; 5:12–
`18; Figs. 1–4, 11, 12, 19.
`
`7
`
`a liquid
`permeating
`component
`sleeved on the
`electric heater
`’805 Patent
`claim 2
`
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, a liquid
`permeating
`component fitted
`around the electric
`heater
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’805 Patent: 1:36-
`40; 2:64-66; 4:32-33; 5:27-
`32; Figs. 1, 1A, 2-4, 6
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 1172
`(11th ed. 2003): (defining
`“sleeve” as “a tubular
`part…designed to fit over
`another part”
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 1427
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`“sleeve” as “a tube enclosing
`a rod or smaller tube”)
`
`8
`
`liquid storage
`component
`’742 Patent
`claim 2;
`
`no construction
`necessary
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’742 Patent:1:38-39;
`3:49-57; Figs. 1, 3-4, 11-12,
`19
`
`“a hollow, walled
`container for storing
`liquid”
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0015
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`

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`
`Term
`
`
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`
`no construction
`necessary
`
`9
`
`liquid supply
`’742 claim 3;
`’331 Patent
`claims 1-2, 5;
`’628 Patent
`claims 1, 5-8
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’742 Patent: 1:38-
`39; 3:49-54; 3:63-67; 4:36-40;
`4:53-54; Figs. 1-5, 7-8, 11-12,
`14-17, 19, 22
`
`“liquid-supplying
`bottle”
`
`See, e.g., ’628 Patent:
`Abstract; 1:56-67; 2:31-35;
`2:43-45; 3:1-10; 3:60-4:2;
`4:38-43; Figs. 1-3
`
`See, e.g., ’331 Patent:
`Abstract; 1:56-67; 2:33-37;
`2:45-47; 3:3-12; 3:61-4:3;
`4:41-45; Figs. 1-3
`
`See, e.g., ’331 Patent File
`History, August 8, 2012
`Remarks at 7-8
`
`See, e.g., ’331 Patent File
`History, October 30, 2012
`Office Action at 2
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`
`’742 Patent File History
`August 7, 2012
`Amendment
`
`’742 Patent: Abstract;
`1:37-38; 1:48–52; 1:66-
`67; 2:1; 2:35-37; 3:46-62;
`3:63-67; 4:36-40; 5:9–18;
`Figs. 1–4, 11, 12, 19.
`
`’742 Patent File History
`August 7, 2012
`Amendment
`
`’331 Patent: 2: 22-23;
`2:36; 2:45–47; 3:3–15;
`3:61–4:3; 4:41-47; Figs.
`1-3, 11.
`
`’331 Patent File History
`April 12, 2012
`Amendment
`
`’628 Patent: 2: 22-23;
`2:34; 2:43–45; 3:1–13;
`3:60–4:2; 4:38-42; Figs.
`1-3, 11.
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0016
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`

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`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`a structure that is
`adapted to be gripped
`by the user’s mouth
`and that is attached on
`the housing
`
`’331 Patent: Abstract;
`1:56-62; 2:22-23; 2:32-35;
`3:13–15; 3:65–4:3; Figs.
`1–3, 11.
`
`Term
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`10 a mouthpiece
`on the housing
`’331 Patent
`claims 1-2
`
`no construction
`necessary for the
`phrase
`or, alternatively,
`
`for the term
`mouthpiece, the part
`of an electronic
`cigarette that is
`placed at or in the
`user’s mouth
`
`The term housing is
`construed by all
`parties separately
`herein.
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 1256
`(11th ed. 2003) (defining
`"supply” as “something that
`maintains or constitutes a
`supply")
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 1535
`(1st ed. 2003) (defining
`(“supply” as “a stock, store,
`amount, etc., of something
`provided or obtainable”)
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’331 Patent:1:56-62;
`Figs. 1-3, 11
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary 812
`(11th ed. 2003): (defining
`“mouthpiece” as “something
`placed at or forming a mouth”
`or “a part (as of an
`instrument) that goes in the
`mouth or to which the mouth
`is applied”
`
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 976
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0017
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`

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`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`“mouthpiece” as “the part of a
`musical instrument placed
`between or against the
`lips…the part of a tobacco
`pipe placed between the lips”)
`
`See also, e.g., evidence cited
`for “housing”
`
`Term
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`
`11 projecting into
`’628 Patent
`claims 1, 6
`
`no construction
`necessary
`
`extending into
`’628 Patent
`claims 7, 8
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`having only a portion
`that protrudes into
`
`’628 Patent: 2:43-45;
`3:60-63; 4:41-44; Figs. 1,
`2, 3, 6, 8.
`
`12 substantially
`’742 Patent
`claim 1, 2
`
`no construction
`necessary or,
`alternatively, at least
`largely
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’742 Patent:
`Abstract; 2:36-37; 3:15-23;
`4:36-40; 5:49-50; Figs. 1, 19
`
`largely but not
`completely
`
`’742 Patent: 3:15-16;
`3:63–67; 4:36-40; 5:49-
`50; Figs. 1–2, 19.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., Oxford American
`Dictionary & Thesaurus 1523
`(1st ed. 2003): (defining
`“substantial” as “of large size
`or amount”)
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0018
`
`

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` #:1375
`
`Fontem’s
`Construction
`no construction
`necessary
`
`Term
`
`13 solution
`storage area
`’957 Patent
`claims 1, 2, 8,
`10, 23, 24
`
`Fontem’s Evidence
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`See, e.g., ’957 Patent: claims
`1, 2, 8, 10, 23, 24; Figs. 4, 5A,
`5B, 12
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`a bottle for storing
`liquid
`
`Defendants’ Evidence
`
`’957 Patent: Abstract;
`1:46-51; 1:66-67; 2:33-34;
`2:60-64; 3:1-3; 3:33-36;
`3:48-50; 3:57-61; 4:39-45;
`5:4-7; Figs. 1, 4, 5A, 5B,
`12.
`
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`Exhibit B to Second Revised Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`111971-0003.0001/LEGAL124125875.1
`
`Exhibit 1016, Page 0019