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`Entered: November 19, 2021
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS, S.A.,
`Petitioner,
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`RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2020-01602
`Patent 9,901,123
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`IPR2020-01602 (USP 9,901,123)
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` Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Board’s Scheduling Order dated April
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`2, 2021 (Paper 10), Petitioner Philip Morris Products, S.A. (“Petitioner”)
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`respectfully requests oral argument on issues related to the patentability of the
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`challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,901,123 (“’123 patent”) on the instituted
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`grounds set forth in the Board’s Decision (Paper 9), and on any issues specified in
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`any motions to exclude, or any other pending motions or briefing filed by the
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`parties.
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`Petitioner requests that the Board allow Petitioner and Patent Owner each a
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`total of 60 minutes to present their arguments.
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`Petitioner requests permission to use a computer, projector, and screen to
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`display demonstratives and exhibits. Petitioner expects four people to attend for
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`Petitioner, if the argument is conducted in person and the Board can accommodate
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`this number of attendees for Petitioner. Petitioner also requests that the attorneys
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`at Petitioner’s counsel table be allowed to use computers.
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`Dated: November 19, 2021
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`By: / Jonathan M. Strang /
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
`Telephone: 202.637.2200
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`Fax: 202.637.2201
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`Counsel for Petitioner
`Philip Morris Products, S.A.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that on this 19th day of November,
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`2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Petitioner’s Request for Oral
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`Argument was served by electronic mail on Patent Owner’s lead and backup
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`counsel at the following email addresses:
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`David M. Maiorana (Reg. No. 41,449)
`Kenneth S. Luchesi (Reg. No. 58,673)
`David B. Cochran (Reg. No. 39,142)
`Jones Day
`901 Lakeside Avenue
`Cleveland, OH 44114
`Tel: 216.586.3939
`Fax: 216.579.0212
`Email: dmaiorana@jonesday.com
`Email: kluchesi@jonesday.com
`Email: dcochran@jonesday.com
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`Anthony M. Insogna (Reg. No. 35,203)
`Jones Day
`4655 Executive Drive, Suite 1500
`San Diego, CA 92121-3134
`Tel: 858.314.1200
`Fax: 844.345.3178
`Email: aminsogna@jonesday.com
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`Geoffrey K. Gavin (Reg. No. 47,591)
`Jones Day
`1221 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 400
`Atlanta, GA 30361-3053
`Tel: 404.521.3939
`Fax: 404.581.8330
`Email: ggavin@jonesday.com
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`IPR2020-01602 (USP 9,901,123)
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` Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`Joshua R. Nightingale (Reg. No. 67,865)
`Jones Day
`500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
`Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514
`Tel: 412.391.3939
`Fax: 412.394.7959
`Email: jrnightingale@jonesday.com
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`By: / Jonathan M. Strang /
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
`Telephone: 202.637.2200
`Fax: 202.637.2201
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`Counsel for Petitioner
`Philip Morris Products, S.A.
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