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Altria Client Services LLC

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R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company

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R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company v. Altria Client Services LLC

IPR2021-00650 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed March 12, 2021

Terminated Sept. 19, 2022

Judges Elizabeth Roesel, James Mayberry, and Sheila McShane

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision

Challenged Patent 15/918,440

Patent No. 10,143,242 assignments

Tech Center 1700

Art Unit 1741

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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10/6/2022	10-06-2022-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (All Claims Cancelled) Board Notice: Other 50: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable Dismissing Patent Owners Motion to Exclude Granting Motions to Seal PUBLIC VERSION Entered 09/19/2022
9/19/2022	09-19-2022-Board	Board Final Written Decision: original 49: Final Written Decision: original
8/3/2022	08-03-2022-Board	Board Other: Hearing transcript 48: Other: Hearing transcript
6/24/2022	06-24-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit List 47: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List
6/23/2022	06-23-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1049: Ex 1049 - Petitioner's Demonstratives
6/23/2022	06-23-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit List 46: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2036: Patent Owner's Hearing Demonstratives
6/22/2022	06-22-2022-Board	Board Notice: Other 45: LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Petitioner)
6/21/2022	06-21-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 44: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
6/14/2022	06-14-2022-Board	Board Notice: Other 43: LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Patent Owner)
6/7/2022	06-07-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 42: Patent Owner's Reply In Support Of Its Motion to Exclude
5/31/2022	05-31-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Opposition 41: Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude
5/24/2022	05-24-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 40: Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude
5/9/2022	05-09-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 38: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices Petitioner Notice 39: Petitioner's Corrected Updated Mandatory Notices
5/9/2022	05-09-2022-Board	Board Order: Other 37: Granting Requests for Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)
5/3/2022	05-03-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Oral Hearing Request 35: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
5/3/2022	05-03-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Oral Hearing Request 36: Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
4/19/2022	04-19-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 34: Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence
4/14/2022	04-14-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice 33: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices
4/12/2022	04-12-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 30: Joint Motion to Seal and For Entry of a Modified Protective Order Patent Owner Reply 31: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply Patent Owner Reply 32: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply Patent Owner Exhibit 2029: Mar. 30, 2022 Deposition Transcript of Karl R. Leinsing in IPR2021-00650 and IPR2021-00652 Patent Owner Exhibit 2030: Excerpt from MDNC Infringement Report of Joseph C. McAlexander Patent Owner Exhibit 2030: Excerpt from MDNC Infringement Report of Joseph C. McAlexander
3/15/2022	03-15-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 29: Patent Owner��s Notice of Deposition of Karl Leinsing
3/8/2022	03-08-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Objection 28: Patent Owner's Objections to Admissibility of Evidence Submitted by Petitioner
3/2/2022	03-02-2022-Board	Board Order: Other 27: Order: MODIFICATION TO SCHEDULING ORDER
3/1/2022	03-01-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Reply 24: Petitioner's Reply Petitioner Motion 25: Petitioner's Motion to Seal and for Entry of a Modified Protective Order Petitioner Reply 26: Petitioner's SEALED Reply Petitioner Exhibit 1031: Ex. 1031 - Hon 512 Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Ex. 1033 - 2nd Leinsing Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Ex. 1034 - McAlexander REDACTED Transcript Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Ex. 1034 - McAlexander SEALED Transcript Petitioner Exhibit 1035: Ex. 1035 - Depo Ex 14 Petitioner Exhibit 1036: Ex. 1036 - REDACTED Depo Ex 15 (9-8-21 Reply Report) Petitioner Exhibit 1036: Ex. 1036 - SEALED Depo Ex 15 (9-8-21 Reply Report) Petitioner Exhibit 1037: Ex. 1037 - REDACTED Depo Ex 16 Petitioner Exhibit 1037: Ex. 1037 - SEALED Depo Ex 16 Petitioner Exhibit 1038: Ex. 1038 - REDACTED 8-4-21 McAlexander Damages Report Petitioner Exhibit 1038: Ex. 1038 - SEALED 8-4-21 McAlexander Damages Report Petitioner Exhibit 1039: Ex. 1039 - 5-10-21 McAlexander Rebuttal Report Excerpts Petitioner Exhibit 1040: Ex. 1040 - Fang Petitioner Exhibit 1041: Ex. 1041 - Hon 234 Petitioner Exhibit 1042: Ex. 1042 - Xia Petitioner Exhibit 1043: Ex. 1043 - Dutra et al. Petitioner Exhibit 1044: Ex. 1044 - Pan Petitioner Exhibit 1045: Ex. 1045 - Alarcon Petitioner Exhibit 1046: Ex. 1046 - EP2143346A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1047: Ex. 1047 - Sears Petitioner Exhibit 1048: Ex. 1048 - WO2009152651A1
1/20/2022	01-20-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 23: Notice of Deposition of Joseph C. McAlexander
1/5/2022	01-05-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice 22: IPR2021-00650, Patent Owner��s Updated Mandatory Notice
12/14/2021	12-14-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 21: Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence
12/7/2021	12-07-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Response 20: PATENT OWNER��S RESPONSE Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Jan. 2, 2020 FDA News Release Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Excerpt of U.S. Pat. App. No. 14/109,393 File Wrapper Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: Declaration of Joseph C. McAlexander (December 7, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, No. 13-1668, Memorandum Op. at 11-13 (D. Del. Aug. 12, 2016) (D.I. 378) Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2012/0199146 Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: U.S. Pat. No. 9,095,174 Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: U.S. Pat. No. 9,351,522 Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litig., MDL No. 2:07-ML-1816, Suppl. Claim Construction Order at 2 (Apr. 26, 2012 C.D. Cal.) (D.I. 7592) Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Nov. 23, 2021 deposition transcript of Karl R. Leinsing in IPR2021-00650 and IPR2021-00652 Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Exhibit 6 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1007) Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Exhibit 7 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1007) Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Exhibit 8 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1007) Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: Exhibit 9 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1007) Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Exhibit 10 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1008) Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: Exhibit 11 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1008) Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Exhibit 12 to Leinsing Deposition (annotated Figure 1 of Ex. 1008) Patent Owner Exhibit 2026: Exhibit 17 to Leinsing Deposition (Oct. 12, 2021 deposition transcript of Karl R. Leinsing in Altria Client Services LLC v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, et al., 1:20-cv-472) Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: U.S. Pat. No. 9,072,321 Patent Owner Exhibit 2028: Troxler Elec. Labs., Inc. v. Pine Instrument Co., No. 5:01-cv-349, Report and Recommendation at 56-60 (D.N.C. Sept. 21, 2005) (D.I. 116)
11/23/2021	11-23-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Power of Attorney 18: Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney Patent Owner Notice 19: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices
11/5/2021	11-05-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 17: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Karl Leinsing
11/2/2021	11-02-2021-Board	Board Order: on Motion 16: ORDER Granting Petitioners Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Nicole Smith 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10
10/26/2021	10-26-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Power of Attorney 14: Updated Power of Attorney for Patent Owner Altria Client Services LLC Patent Owner Notice 15: Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.8
10/22/2021	10-22-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 12: Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Nicole Smith Petitioner Declaration 13: Declaration of Nicole Smith in support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
10/5/2021	10-05-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Objection 11: Patent Owner's Objections to Admissibility of Evidence Submitted By Petitioner
9/21/2021	09-21-2021-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision: Grant 9: Institution Decision: Grant Board Other: other 10: SCHEDULING ORDER
8/9/2021	08-09-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 8: Petitioner's Notice of Sotera Stipulation
6/30/2021	06-30-2021-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner Preliminary Response 7: PATENT OWNER'S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Declaration of Joseph C. McAlexander Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: Curriculum Vitae of Joseph C. McAlexander Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: Altria Client Services LLC, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, et al., 1:20-cv-472, Claim Construction Order (M.D.N.C. May 12, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: Merriam Webster��s Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1993) (excerpt) Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary (IEEE 2004) (excerpt) Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: Cambridge Dictionary of American English (2d ed. (2008) (excerpt) Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Altria Client Services LLC, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, et al., 1:20-cv-472 (M.D.N.C.), Defendant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company��s Amended Preliminary Invalidity Contentions (Mar. 19, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Altria Client Services LLC, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, et al., 1:20-cv-472, Amended Scheduling Order (M.D.N.C. Jun. 14, 2021)
4/2/2021	04-02-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit List 6: Petitioner's Amended Exhibit List
4/1/2021	04-01-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Power of Attorney 4: POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PATENT OWNER ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC Patent Owner Mandatory Notice 5: PATENT OWNER��S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. �� 42.8
3/31/2021	03-31-2021-Board	Board Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition 3: Notice of Accord Filing Date
3/12/2021	03-12-2021-Petitioner	Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 1: Petition Petitioner Power of Attorney 2: Petitioner's Power of Attorney Petitioner Exhibit 1001: US 10143242 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: US 10264824 Petitioner Exhibit 1003: Declaration of Karl R. Leinsing Petitioner Exhibit 1004: Leinsing CV Petitioner Exhibit 1005: 242 Patent Prosecution History Petitioner Exhibit 1006: 824 Patent Prosecution History Petitioner Exhibit 1007: WO 2015 071703 A1 Chen Certified Patent Petitioner Exhibit 1008: KR 2012 0080287 A Lee and Certified Translation Petitioner Exhibit 1009: CN 2012 13951 Y Qiu and Certified Translation Petitioner Exhibit 1010: US 2011 0036346 Cohen Petitioner Exhibit 1011: Farsalinos 2013 Petitioner Exhibit 1012: US 2009 0272379 A1 Thorens Petitioner Exhibit 1013: WO 2013 083638 A1 Dubief Certified Patent Petitioner Exhibit 1014: US 2010 0031968 Sheikh Petitioner Exhibit 1015: US 2013 008457 A1 Zheng Petitioner Exhibit 1016: US 7997280 Rosenthal Petitioner Exhibit 1017: US 7343914 Abrams Petitioner Exhibit 1018: US 2013 0192617 A1 Thompson Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Provisional 61737847 Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Etter 2010 Petitioner Exhibit 1021: First Amended Complaint (M.D.N.C. Jan. 5, 2021) Petitioner Exhibit 1022: Infringement Contentions Ex D - 242 Chart Petitioner Exhibit 1023: Infringement Contentions Ex E - 824 Chart Petitioner Exhibit 1024: Altria Opening Claim Construction Brief Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Altria Responsive Claim Construction Brief Petitioner Exhibit 1026: Reynolds' Responsive Claim Construction Brief Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Reynolds' Opening Claim Construction Brief Petitioner Exhibit 1028: MDNC Standing Order 13 COVID 19 December 30 2020 Version Petitioner Exhibit 1029: US 7726320 Robinson Petitioner Exhibit 1030: Declaration of Maria P. Garcia Petitioner Exhibit 1032: Challenged Claims Chart for 242 and 824 Patents

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