UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
`
`ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC and
`U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO
`COMPANY LLC,
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`Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants,
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`v.
`
`R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY,
`
`Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff.
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`Case No.: 1:20-cv-00472-NCT-JLW
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
`AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
`PER PATENT LOCAL RULE 104.3
`
`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
`
`Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 104.3 and the Court’s Scheduling Order (Dkt. No.
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`33), Plaintiffs Altria Client Services LLC (“ALCS”) and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco
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`Company LLC (“UST”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant R.J. Reynolds Vapor
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`Company (“Defendant”) (collectively with Plaintiffs, the “Parties” or each individually, a
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`“Party”) hereby submit their Joint Claim Construction Statement with respect to the
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`asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,798,319, 8,458,996, 8,556,070, 10,143,242,
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`10,264,824, 10,299,517, 10,485,269, 10,492,541, and 10,588,357.
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`I.
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`L.P.R. 104.3 (A) – CONSTRUCTIONS OF CLAIMS, TERMS,
`PHRASES, OR CLAUSES ON WHICH THE PARTIES AGREE.
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`The parties have met-and-conferred by telephone in an effort to reduce the number
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`of terms to be construed and to identify, narrow, and focus any areas of dispute. Prior to
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`their telephonic meet-and-confer, the Parties exchanged email correspondence to identify,
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`narrow, and focus areas of dispute. The parties have agreed to the following construction:
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`Term/Phrase/Claus
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`“adjacent to”
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`Patent Claim(s)
`
`Agreed Construction
`
`’517 Patent, claims 1 and
`10
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`’357 Patent, claim 11
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`“next to or adjoining”
`
`
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`The Parties may continue to meet and confer regarding the parties’ claim
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`constructions. The Parties also expressly reserve the right to rely on any evidence identified
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`by the other Party, and any evidence obtained, or that may be obtained, through claim
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`construction discovery. The Parties expressly reserve the right to amend, correct, or
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`supplement their claim construction positions and supporting or rebuttal evidence in
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`response to any change of position by the other Party1, in response to information received
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`during claim construction discovery, or for other good cause.
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`II. L.P.R. 104.3(B) – PROPOSED CONSTRUCTIONS OF EACH
`DISPUTED CLAIM TERM, PHRASE, OR CLAUSE, TOGETHER
`WITH AN IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPORTING INTRINSIC AND
`EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE
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`Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s proposed construction for each disputed claim term,
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`phrase, or clause, along with citations to all intrinsic and extrinsic evidence each Party
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`intends to rely upon is attached as Exhibit A. The Parties agree that where they have cited
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`to intrinsic evidence (including the specification, figures, and/or file histories) associated
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`
`1 Defendant notes that, on December 21, 2020, Plaintiffs proposed a construction for
`“tobacco product” and identified certain supporting extrinsic evidence that differed from
`Plaintiffs’ December 11, 2020 Preliminary Proposed Claim Constructions and Extrinsic
`Evidence. Defendant specifically reserves the right to amend or supplement its
`identification of extrinsic evidence to rebut Plaintiffs’ newly proposed construction and
`extrinsic evidence. Plaintiffs respond that the disclosure and timing of this construction
`and supporting extrinsic evidence fully complied with the Local Rules.
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`
`
`2
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`with any one of the ’319, ’996, or ’070 Patents (“the Bried Patents”), they additionally
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`intend to rely on the same or similar disclosures associated with the other two Bried Patents.
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`The Parties similarly agree with respect to the ’517, ’269, ’357, or ’541 Patents (“the Hawes
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`Patents”) and ’824 or ’242 Patents (“the Weigensberg Patents”).
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`III. L.P.R. 104.3(C) – THE ANTICIPATED LENGTH OF TIME
`NECESSARY FOR THE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING
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`If the Court is to hold a Claim Construction Hearing, Plaintiffs anticipate that a
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`hearing will take no more than two-and-a-half hours, with Plaintiffs being allocated half of
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`the time and Defendant being allocated half of the time. Defendant anticipates that four
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`hours will be needed for the hearing in view of the number of Asserted Patents (nine) and
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`claim terms in dispute (eleven) and in order to address any questions that the Court may
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`have regarding the Parties’ claim construction positions and the underlying technology.
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`Subject to the Court’s preference, the Parties agree to present the disputed claim terms
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`term-by-term, and for each term the side that proposed the term for construction will
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`present first, followed by the other side. The Parties further agree that each Party may
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`reserve time for rebuttal related to each term. The Parties further recognize that the COVID
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`situation may present unique challenges for the Parties and the Court, and therefore are
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`amenable to a remote or virtual hearing if the Court prefers and/or if travel restrictions or
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`other circumstances make an in-person hearing difficult or undesirable.
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`
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`IV. L.P.R. 104.3(D) – IDENTIFICATION OF WITNESSES AND
`SUMMARY OF OPINIONS
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`The Parties do not presently anticipate presenting live witness testimony at the
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`hearing. The Parties may rely on percipient or expert witness testimony to support their
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`claim construction briefs consistent with their identification of such testimony as set forth
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`in Exhibit A, consistent with the deposition testimony these witnesses provide as part of
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`claim construction discovery in the above-captioned case, and as set forth below.
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`Plaintiffs intend to present written and/or live expert testimony from Dr. Paul Singh
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`to respond to and rebut the opinions offered and evidence cited by Dr. John Floros or
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`Defendant with respect to the term “non-hermetic seal.”2
`
`
`2 Plaintiffs note that on December 11, 2020, Defendant identified the following extrinsic
`evidence to support its proposed construction for “non-hermetic seal”: “Written or live
`expert testimony that the claim term “non-hermetic seal,” read in light of the specification
`and the prosecution history, fails to inform with reasonable certainty, those skilled in the
`art about the scope of the invention.” On the parties’ December 17, 2020 telephonic
`meet-and-confer, Plaintiffs told Defendant that they intend to rely on an expert witness to
`respond to and rebut Defendant’s expert testimony. Plaintiffs confirmed this position in a
`December 22, 2020 email to Defendant. Then, at around 5:00 pm EST on December 22,
`2020 (the day before the deadline to submit this Joint Claim Construction Statement),
`Defendant identified Dr. John Floros as its expert witness and for the first time provided a
`summary of his opinions. These opinions are not sufficiently detailed as required by the
`Local Rules. Accordingly, Plaintiffs specifically reserve the right to supplement the
`summary of Dr. Singh’s opinions and to permit Dr. Singh respond to and rebut any
`argument, opinion, or evidence newly identified in this Joint Claim Construction
`Statement, over the course of claim construction discovery, or as part of Defendant’s
`claim construction submissions. Defendant responds that its expert disclosure, summary,
`and timing thereof fully complied with the Local Rules, and states that Plaintiffs’
`summary of Dr. Singh’s opinions are not sufficiently detailed as required by the Local
`Rules. Defendant likewise reserves the right to supplement the summary of Dr. Floros’s
`opinions and to permit Dr. Floros to respond to and rebut any argument, opinion, or
`evidence newly identified in this Joint Claim Construction Statement or permitted
`
`
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`As part of this response and rebuttal, Dr. Singh may opine that a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art in 2008 could determine with reasonable certainty the meaning of the term
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`“non-hermetic seal” as used in the claims 17 and 25 of the ’319 Patent, claim 1 of the ’996
`
`Patent, and claims 1, 4, 17, 19, and 27 of the ’070 Patent based on the context provided by
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`the surrounding claim language, the descriptions of the claimed invention provided in the
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`specifications of the ’319, ’996, and ’070 Patents, and the knowledge of a person of
`
`ordinary skill in the art.
`
`Dr. Singh may further opine that, in light of the surrounding claim language and the
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`specification of the ’319, ’996, and ’070 Patents, the term “non-hermetic” should be
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`construed according to its plain and ordinary meaning.
`
`Dr. Singh may modify his opinions, as well as the bases for his opinions, based upon
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`the nature and content of the information that Defendant or Dr. Floros may produce or
`
`disclose in this matter.
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`Defendant intends to present written and/or live expert testimony from Dr. John
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`Floros opining that the claim term “non-hermetic seal,” read in light of the specification
`
`and the prosecution history, fails to inform with reasonable certainty, those skilled in the
`
`art (“POSA”) about the scope of the alleged invention.
`
`In particular, Dr. Floros intends to testify that the term “non-hermetic seal,” as
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`recited in the claims of the ’319, ’996 and ’070 patents, does not have a defined meaning
`
`
`supplementation thereof, over the course of claim construction discovery, or as part of
`Plaintiffs’ claim construction submissions.
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`
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`to a POSA. Although a “hermetic seal” refers to an airtight seal, the term “non-hermetic
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`seal,” as recited in the claims of the ’319, ’996 and ’070 Patents, cannot refer to any seal
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`that is not airtight. For example, a seal that allowed a large amount of air to pass would be
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`contrary to the object of the patents of maintaining the freshness of the stored tobacco.
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`Dr. Floros also intends to testify that a POSA would have known that a “hermetic
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`seal” may not necessarily be a perfect seal and may allow some limited amount of air or
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`gas to pass through. Yet, the patents do not provide any objective criteria for how much
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`air or gas may pass through the seal for the seal to be deemed a “non-hermetic seal” within
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`the meaning of the claims.
`
`Accordingly, Dr. Floros intends to opine that the term “non-hermetic seal” as used
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`in the claims of the ’319, ’996 and ’070 Patents, fails to inform a POSA with reasonable
`
`certainty the scope of the alleged invention.
`
`Dr. Floros may supplement his opinions, as well as the bases for his opinions, based
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`upon the nature and content of the information that Plaintiffs or Dr. Singh may produce or
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`disclose in this matter.
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`
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`Dated: December 23, 2020
`
`By:
`
`/s/ Robert C. Van Arnam
`Robert C. Van Arnam
`N.C. Bar No. 28838
`Andrew R. Shores
`N.C. Bar No. 46600
`WILLIAMS MULLEN
`301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700
`Raleigh, NC 27601
`Tel: (919) 981-4000
`
`
`/s/ John F. Morrow, Jr.
`John F. Morrow, Jr. (NC Bar No. 23382)
`WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US)
`LLP
`One West Fourth Street
`Winston-Salem, NC 27101
`Telephone: +1 (336) 721-3584
`Facsimile: +1 (336) 733-8429
`Email: John.Morrow@wbd-us.com
`
`
`
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`Stephanie E. Parker (GA Bar No.
`563250)*
`JONES DAY
`1420 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 800
`Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3053
`Telephone: + 1 (404) 521-3939
`Facsimile: + 1 (404) 581-8330
`Email: separker@jonesday.com
`
`William E. Devitt (IL Bar No. 6229133)*
`John A. Marlott (IL Bar No. 6230613)*
`JONES DAY
`77 West Wacker, Suite 3500
`Chicago, Illinois 60601-1692
`Telephone: + 1 (312) 782-3939
`Facsimile: +1 (312) 782-8585
`Email: wdevitt@jonesday.com
`Email: jamarlott@jonesday.com
`
`Emily J. Tait (MI Bar No. P74708)*
`JONES DAY
`150 West Jefferson Suite 2100
`Detroit, Michigan 48226-4438
`Telephone: + 1 (313) 733-3939
`Facsimile: + 1 (313) 230-7997
`Email: etait@jonesday.com
`
`Counsel for Defendant
`R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
`
` *
`
` Special Appearance Under Local Rule
`83.1(d)
`
`
`Elizabeth S. Weiswasser *
`Anish R. Desai *
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES
`LLP
`767 5th Avenue
`New York, NY 10153
`Tel: (212) 310-8000
`
`
`Brian E. Ferguson *
`Robert T. Vlasis III *
`W. Sutton Ansley *
`Stephen P. Bosco *
`Stephanie Adamakos *
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES
`LLP
`2001 M Street, NW, Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20036
`Tel: (202) 682-7000
`
`Adrian C. Percer *
`Robert S. Magee *
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES
`LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Tel: (650) 802-3000
`
`Counsel for Plaintiffs Altria Client
`Services LLC and U.S. Smokeless
`Tobacco Company LLC
`
` *
`
` Special Appearance Under Local
`Rule 83.1(d)
`
`
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that I caused the foregoing document to be electronically filed
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`
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`with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will give notice of such filing
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`to all attorneys currently of record in the above-captioned case.
`
`
`Dated: December 23, 2020
`
`By:
`
`
`
`
`/s/ Andrew R. Shores
`Andrew R. Shores
`N.C. Bar No. 46600
`WILLIAMS MULLEN
`301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700
`Raleigh, NC 27601
`Tel: (919) 981-4000
`ashores@williamsmullen.com
`
`
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`No.
`
`1.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`“continuous bead” /
`“bead”
`
`’319
`Patent,
`claim 20
`
`’070
`Patent,
`claims 5,
`13 and
`22
`
`EXHIBIT A
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Claim Construction:
`
`“an uninterrupted rim or band that
`projects from a surface” / “a rim or
`band that projects from a surface”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`’319 Patent at 5:24-30, 5:31-34, 5:39-
`43, 7:26-36, 7:56-64, 11:46-51, 12:15-
`20, 12:24-33, 13:39-43, 13:54-59,
`14:27-29, 17:15-20; Figs. 1C, 3, 4;
`claims 6, 9, 14, 20, 24.
`
`’996 Patent at claims 15, 19, 24.
`
`’070 Patent at claims 5, 13, 22.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific
`and Technical Terms at 216 (6th ed.
`2003), Altria_MDNC0000003597-
`3601 at 3599.
`
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Claim Construction:
`
`“a continuous projecting
`circumferential ring” / “a projecting
`circumferential ring”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’319 Patent at 2:22-27, 5:24-43, 7:19-
`36, 8:42-46, 10:65-67, 11:62-66, 12:8-
`13, 14:49-53, 16:36-39, 17:7-20, 17:29-
`37, 18:39-42; Figs. 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4,
`5B, 7B, 8, 9, 12C; claims 15, 20, 23.
`
`’996 Patent at claims 2, 10.
`
`’070 Patent at claims 5, 13, 14, 22.
`
`File History
`
`’996 File History:
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`05/07/2013 List of References Cited by
`Applicant and Considered by
`Examiner.
`
`GB Patent No. 2136775 at pg. 1 l. 96-
`98, pg. 2 l. 28-34.
`
`WO Patent No. 2005/108233 at
`Abstract.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`Walter Soroka, Illustrated Glossary of
`Packaging Terminology 16 (2d ed.
`2008).
`
`Walter Soroka, Fundamentals of
`Packaging Technology 147, 154 (2d
`ed. 1999).
`
`Bead, The American Heritage College
`Dictionary 122-23 (4th ed. 2007).
`
`Packaging Glossary, Packaging
`Options Direct,
`https://packagingoptionsdirect.com/pac
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`kaging-glossary (last visited Dec. 9,
`2020).
`
`Packaging Terms, TricorBraun,
`https://www.tricorbraun.com/who-we-
`are/tricorbraununiversity/packaging-
`terms/ (last visited Dec. 9, 2020).
`
`Bead, The Free Dictionary,
`https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bea
`d (last visited Dec. 9, 2020).
`
`Selecting Closures, SKS Bottle &
`Packaging, Inc., https://www.sks-
`bottle.com/Selecting_Cap.html (last
`visited Dec. 9, 2020).
`
`Bead, The Am. Heritage Dictionary of
`the Eng. Language,
`https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.ht
`ml?q=bead (last visited Dec. 9, 2020).
`
`Tin Anatomy & Glossary, Allstate Can
`Corp. https://allstatecan.com/tin-
`anatomy (last visited Dec. 9, 2020).
`
`
`
`3
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`U.S. Patent No. 3,910,444 (filed June
`6, 1974).
`
`U.S. Patent No. 4,235,349 (filed Aug.
`20, 1979).
`
`2.
`
`“tobacco product”
`
`’319
`Patent,
`claim 17
`
`’996
`Patent,
`claim 1
`
`’070
`Patent,
`claims 1,
`4, 19
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`“a product made or derived from
`tobacco, including whole, shredded,
`cut, cured, aged, fermented,
`pasteurized, pouched, or otherwise
`processed tobacco or portions of
`leaves, flowers, roots, stems, or
`extracts thereof of any member of the
`genus Nicotiana”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`’319 Patent at Abstract; 1:6-9, 1:12-19,
`1:20-30, 1:33-35, 1:55-60, 2:1-6, 2:32-
`34, 2:34-39, 2:43-50, 2:58-61, 2:63-39,
`3:12-25, 3:35-41, 3:51-55, 4:51-59,
`5:3-6, 5:9-13, 5:26-30, 6:4-16, 6:54-
`7:8, 7:9-18, 8:24-29, 8:31-34, 8:61-67,
`12:15-20, 12:59-62, 17:20-22, 17:53-
`61; claims 1, 2, 12, 17, 21.
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`“a product that contains tobacco”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’319 Patent at 1:16-18, 1:20-29, 1:55-
`60, 2:34-39, 2:43-50, 2:52-55, 2:58-61,
`2:63-3:9, 3:16-19, 3:50-54, 4:51-57,
`5:3-6, 5:26-30, 5:60-64, 5:67-6:8, 6:20-
`23, 6:26-31, 6:39-43, 6:54-7:18, 8:13-
`17, 8:30-33, 8:54-57, 9:5-9, 9:15-20,
`9:37-44, 10:52-54, 11:9-13, 12:15-20,
`12:59-62, 13:8-15, 14:58-62, 16:21-25,
`16:48-58, 17:20-22, 18:23-28; claims
`1, 2, 12, 17, 21.
`
`’996 Patent at claims 1, 3, 9, 11, 18, 23.
`
`
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`
`’996 Patent at Claims 1, 3, 9, 11, 18,
`23.
`
`’070 Patent at Claims 1, 2, 4, 10, 11,
`16, 19, 23
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`The American Heritage College
`Dictionary at 1445 (4th ed. 2007),
`Altria_MDNC0000003602-04 at 04.
`
`110-H.R. 1108, Family Smoking
`prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
`Introduced in House,
`Altria2_MDNC0000000775-0983.
`
`S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention
`and Tobacco Control Act. Introduced
`in Senate (02/15/2007),
`Altria2_MDNC0000000984-01139.
`
`109-H.R. 1376, Family Smoking
`Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
`Introduced in House (03/17/2005),
`Altria2_MDNC0000000465-0619.
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`’070 Patent at claims 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 16,
`19, 23.
`
`File History
`
`’070 Patent File History:
`
`07/18/2013 Non-Final Rejection
`
`U.S. Patent No. 4,098,421 at 1:5-7,
`1:62-64.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`Tobacco, The Oxford Desk Dictionary
`and Thesaurus 882 (Elizabeth J. Jewell
`ed., 2d ed. 2002).
`
`Tobacco, The Chambers Dictionary
`1639 (11th ed. 2008).
`
`Tobacco, Webster’s New College
`Dictionary 1185 (3d ed. 2008).
`
`Tobacco, Concise Oxford English
`Dictionary 1513 (Catherine Soanes &
`Angus Stevenson eds., 11th ed. 2008).
`
`
`
`5
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`
`S. 666, Family Smoking Prevention
`and Tobacco Control Act. Introduced
`in Senate (03/17/2005),
`Altria2_MDNC0000000620-0774.
`
`108-H.R. 4433, Family Smoking
`Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
`Introduced in House (05/20/2004),
`Altria2_ MDNC0000000001-0155.
`
`S. 2461, Family Smoking Prevention
`and Tobacco Control Act. Introduced
`in Senate (05/20/2004),
`Altria2_MDNC0000000156-0310.
`
`S. 2974, Family Smoking Prevention
`and Tobacco Control Act. Introduced
`in Senate (10/10/2004). Multiple
`versions, Altria2_MDNC0000000311-
`0464.
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`Plain and ordinary meaning
`
`
`
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`“circular portion of the container that
`mates with the lid”
`
`3.
`
`“connection rim”
`
`’319
`Patent,
`claim 17
`
`
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`’996
`Patent,
`claim 1
`
`’070
`Patent,
`claims 1,
`4, 13, 19
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`’319 Patent at Abstract; 1:6-9, 1:12-19,
`1:20-30, 1:33-35, 1:55-60, 2:1-6, 2:32-
`34, 2:34-39, 2:43-50, 2:55-61, 5:31-39,
`6:23-26, 6:31-34, 7:22-36, 8:7-10,
`9:46-47, 12:15-20, 13:37-43, 13:66-
`14:1, 17:15-21; Figs. 2, 3; claims 1, 4,
`5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 26.
`
`’996 Patent at claims 1, 4, 9, 12, 19, 20,
`24, 25.
`
`’070 Patent at claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13,
`15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific
`and Technical Terms at 1816 (6th ed.
`2003), Altria_MDNC0000003597-
`3601 at 3600.
`
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’319 Patent at 1:49-54, 1:60-62, 2:1-4,
`2:8-10, 2:14-16, 2:22-39, 2:43-50,
`2:55-61, 5:24-26, 5:31-39, 5:47-54,
`6:23-26, 6:31-34, 7:22-39, 7:56-59,
`7:65-8:10, 9:46-47, 10:55-57, 10:65-
`67, 11:46-54, 12:9-24, 12:37-45,
`12:50-51, 13:37-42, 15:32-42, 16:26-
`29, 16:36-39, 17:9-20, 18:12-14; Fig.
`1B, 1C, 2, 4, 5B, 7A, 7B, 8, 10B, 12C;
`claims 1, 7, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26.
`
`’996 Patent at claims 1, 4, 8, 16.
`
`’070 Patent at claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13,
`14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28.
`
`File History
`
`’996 Patent File History:
`
`
`
`
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`No.
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`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`05/07/2013 List of References Cited by
`Applicant and Considered by
`Examiner.
`
`CH Patent No. 694145 at Abstract;
`claim 1.
`
`EP Patent No. 0219297 at pgs. 5, 8-9;
`Figs. 1, 3, 4; Claims 1, 4.
`
`GB Provisional Specification No.
`443073 at pg. 1 l. 17-38, pg. 1 l. 65-73,
`pg. 2 l. 28-44, pg. 2 l. 58-83; claims 1,
`2, 3, 6.
`
`’070 Patent File History:
`
`07/18/2013 Non-Final Rejection.
`
`U.S. Patent No. 4,098,421 at 1:67-2:2,
`2:3-18, 2:51-60.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`Rim, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
`Dictionary 1074 (11th ed. 2007).
`
`
`
`
`8
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`No.
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`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`4.
`
`“non-hermetic seal”
`
`’319
`Patent,
`claims
`17, 25
`
`’996
`Patent,
`claim 1
`
`’070
`Patent,
`claims 1,
`4, 17,
`19, 27
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`Plain and ordinary meaning
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’319 Patent at 1:41-48, 1:62-67, 2:10-
`14, 2:18-20, 3:30-55, 3:56-60, 4:65-
`5:2, 5:67-6:16, 7:19-22, 8:21-29, 9:15-
`20, 13:16-32, 13:33-37; claims 1, 2, 3,
`5, 13, 17, 18, 22, 25.
`
`’996 Patent at claim 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12.
`
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Rim, Merriam-Webster’s Advanced
`Learner’s English Dictionary 1404
`(2008).
`
`Rim, Cambridge Dictionary of
`American English 742 (2d ed. 2008).
`
`Rim, The American Heritage College
`Dictionary 1198 (4th ed. 2007).
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`Term is indefinite.
`
`In the alternative: “a seal that allows at
`least some of the gases created by the
`tobacco product to escape the container
`to relieve pressure”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’319 Patent at Abstract, 1:6-9, 1:26-48,
`2:18-20, 2:62-3:6, 3:10-19, 3:21-55,
`3:58-60, 4:51-5:2, 5:57-6:16, 6:35-54,
`
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`’070 Patent at claims 1, 2, 4, 12, 16, 17,
`19, 20, 24, 27.
`
`File History
`
`’319 Patent File History:
`
`3/25/2010 Requirement for
`Restriction/Election.
`
`04/01/2010 Response to
`Election/Restriction Filed.
`
`06/14/2010 Notice of Allowance and
`Fees Due.
`
`08/17/2010 Miscellaneous Incoming
`Letter.
`
`’996 Patent File History:
`
`03/05/2013 Non-Final Rejection.
`
`04/19/2013 Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment.
`
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`7:19-22, 8:11-33, 8:54-67, 9:15-20,
`9:31-40, 11:9-13, 11:40-43, 11:54-61,
`13:8-37, 14:1-7, 14:12-15, 14:35-40,
`15:7-10, 16:50-59, 17:41-61, 18:23-30;
`claims 3, 13, 17, 22, 25.
`
`’996 Patent at claims 1, 9.
`
`’070 Patent at claims 1, 4, 8, 12, 17, 19,
`24, 27.
`
`File History
`
`’319 Patent File History:
`
`3/25/2010 Requirement for
`Restriction/Election.
`
`04/01/2010 Response to
`Election/Restriction Filed.
`
`’996 Patent File History:
`
`03/05/2013 Non-Final Rejection.
`
`
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`05/07/2013 List of References Cited by
`Applicant and Considered by
`Examiner.
`
`GB Provisional Specification No.
`443073 at pg. 1 l. 7-32.
`
`’070 Patent File History:
`
`07/18/2013 Non-Final Rejection.
`
`07/30/2013 Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment.
`
`07/31/2013 Applicant Initiated
`Interview Summary (PTOL-413)
`
`09/04/2013 Notice of Allowance and
`Fees Due (PTOL-85)
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`Written or live testimony of Dr. Sher
`Paul Singh to respond to and rebut the
`opinions and evidence cited by Dr.
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`04/19/2013 Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment.
`
`05/07/2013 List of References Cited by
`Applicant and Considered by
`Examiner.
`
`GB Provisional Specification No.
`443073 at pg. 1 l. 7-32.
`
`’070 Patent File History:
`
`07/18/2013 Non-Final Rejection.
`
`07/30/2013 Applicant
`Arguments/Remarks Made in an
`Amendment.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`Written or live expert testimony of Dr.
`John Floros that the claim term “non-
`hermetic seal,” read in light of the
`specification and the prosecution
`history, fails to inform with reasonable
`
`
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`No.
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`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`John Floros or Defendant regarding the
`claim term “non-hermetic seal.”
`
`5.
`
`“air-flow sensor”
`
`’242
`Patent,
`claim 1
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`“a device that senses either the absolute
`value or a change in a physical quantity
`indicating the presence of airflow”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`’242 Patent at 1:39-42, 4:7-12, 4:16-25,
`4:31-37; claim 1
`
`
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`certainty, those skilled in the art about
`the scope of the invention.
`
`Walter Soroka, Illustrated Glossary of
`Packaging Terminology, 105, 142,
`193-95 (2d ed. 2008).
`
`Hermetic, The Oxford Desk Dictionary
`and Thesaurus 379 (Elizabeth J. Jewell
`ed., 2d ed. 2002).
`
`Hermetic, Merriam-Webster,
`https://www.merriamwebster.com/dicti
`onary/hermetic (Dec. 9, 2020).
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`“sensor that detects air flowing past it”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’242 Patent at 4:7-25, 4:31-37; Fig. 1;
`claim 1.
`
`
`
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`6.
`
`“the cartridge”
`
`’824
`Patent,
`claims 1,
`10
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific
`and Technical Terms at 1899 (6th ed.
`2003), Altria_MDNC0000003597-
`3601 at 3601.
`
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`’824 Patent at Abstract; 1:30-38, 2:34-
`38, 2:46-49, 3:48-53, 3:59-62, 4:36-43,
`4:31-41, 5:31-36, 6:32-34, 6:52-67,
`7:3-8, 7:12-14, 7:28-38; Figs. 8, 9;
`claims 1-18.
`
`’242 Patent at claims 1, 7, 9
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`File History
`
`Provisional App. No. 61/737,847 at
`5:14-20.
`
`Euro. Pat. Doc. EP 1/736,065B1 at
`[0017].
`
`Provisional App. No. 61/441,133
`(WO/201209371) at [0026].
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`Term is indefinite.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’242 Patent at 2:30-34, 3:56-58, 4:35-
`37, 4:41-50, 5:27-35, 5:49-56, 5:59-67,
`6:30-39, 7:26-36; Figs. 2-4, 6-10;
`claims 1, 7, 9.
`
`’824 Patent at claims 1-18.
`
`’242 Patent File History: 5/17/2018
`Office Action, 6/28/2018 Applicant
`
`
`
`
`
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`No.
`
`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Initiated Interview Summary; 7/5/2018
`Amendments and Applicant Remarks,
`8/30/2018 Notice of Allowance
`
`’824 Patent File History: 10/29/2018
`Preliminary Amendment, 12/28/2018
`Office Action, 2/8/2019 Notice of
`Allowance
`
`Provisional App. No. 61/737,847 at
`5:2-5, 5:9-10, 8:32-9:1, 10:5-12
`
`U.S. Pat. Pub. 2013/0192617 at [0007],
`[0013]-[0016], [0020], [0022], [0023];
`Figs. 1-4, 8
`
`U.S. Pat. No. 9,943,107 at claims 1-3,
`5, 7, 9-10, 12-13, 18, 20, 22
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`American Heritage Dictionary at 286-
`287 (5th ed. 2011),
`Altria_MDNC0000003605-612 at 608-
`609.
`
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`File History
`
`Provisional App. No. 61/737,847 at
`5:1-5, 5:9-10, 8:32-9:1, 10:5-12.
`
`’242 Patent File History:
`
`5/17/2018 Office Action.
`
`5/17/2018 List of References Cited by
`Applicant and Considered by
`Examiner.
`
`6/28/2018 Applicant Initiated Interview
`Summary.
`
`7/5/2018 Amendments and Applicant
`Remarks.
`
`8/30/2018 Notice of Allowance.
`
`’824 Patent File History:
`
`10/19/2018 Preliminary Amendment.
`
`12/28/2018 Office Action.
`
`
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`No.
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`Term/Phrase/Claus
`e
`
`Patent
`Claim(s)
`
`Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`7.
`
`“mouthpiece”
`
`’242
`Patent,
`claim 1
`
`’824
`Patent,
`claims 1,
`10
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`’242 Patent at 2:42-45, 4:45-46, 7:10-
`12, 7:33-36, 8:4-8, 8:24-33; Figs. 8, 9;
`claim 1.
`
`Defendant’s Proposed Constructions
`and Supporting Intrinsic and
`Extrinsic Evidence
`12/28/2018 List of References Cited by
`Applicant and Considered by
`Examiner.
`
`2/8/2019 Notice of Allowance.
`
`
`Claim Construction:
`
`“portion where a user places their
`mouth”
`
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims/Specification
`
`’824 Patent at claims 1, 2, 10, 11.
`
`’242 Patent File History: 5/17/2018
`Office Action, 6/28/2018 Applicant
`Initiated Interview Summary; 7/5/2018
`Amendments and Applicant Remarks,
`8/30/2018 Notice of Allowance
`
`’824 Patent File History: 10/29/2018
`Preliminary Amen