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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIpiii
`Alexandria Division
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`RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., et. ai..
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`Plaintiffs,
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`V.
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`Altria Client Services, LLC, et. ai..
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`Defendants.
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`2 I 2022
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`CLLKr< :
`Al.L-xANDRiA, Vi. .
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`Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-393
`Hon. Liam O'Grady
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`ORDER
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`This Matter comes before the Court on the Counterclaim Defendants' Motion to Limit
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`the Number of Asserted Patents and/or Claims. Dkt. 1146. Upon finding good cause to do so, the
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`Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Counterclaim Plaintiffs are
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`directed to choose a reasonable number of claims to be presented at trial. The Counterclaim
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`Plaintiffs are to communicate those claims to the Counterclaim Defendants within 15 days from
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`the date of this Order. The Counterclaim Defendants are then to identify a reasonable number of
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`pieces of prior art and prior art combinations to be presented at trial. In thirty days from the date
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`of this Order, the Parties are to jointly notify the Court of those identifications. At that time, the
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`Court will decide how to proceed and whether any further limitations to the claims and/or pieces
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`of prior art is necessary before trial. It is so ORDERED.
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`March 2( .2022
`Alexandria, Virginia
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`Liam O'Gr^
`United States District Judge
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