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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
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`RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. AND R.J.
`REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY
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`Plaintiffs and
`Counterclaim Defendants,
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`ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC; PHILIP
`MORRIS USA INC.; and PHILIP MORRIS
`PRODUCTS S.A.
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`Defendants and
`Counterclaim Plaintiffs.
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`Case No. 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB
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`COUNTERCLAIM PLAINTIFFS’ MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT
`OF THEIR MOTION TO FURTHER AMEND THEIR
`IDENTIFICATION OF CLAIMS FOR TRIAL
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`II.
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`BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................1
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`ARGUMENT .......................................................................................................................1
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`III.
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`CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................2
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`Counterclaim Plaintiffs Altria Client Services, LLC, Philip Morris USA Inc., and Philip
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`Morris Products S.A. (collectively, “PMP/Altria”) respectfully request that the Court allow
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`PMP/Altria to further amend their identification of claims for trial (Dkt. 1197).
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND
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`On March 21, 2022, the Court issued an Order directing Counterclaim Plaintiffs to choose
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`a “reasonable” number of claims to be presented at trial from the five asserted patents. Dkt. 1157
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`at 1. The Order further directed Reynolds to identify a “reasonable” number of prior art references
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`and specific prior art combinations for trial. Id. The parties jointly submitted their identifications
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`on April 20, 2022. See Dkt. 1197. PMP/Altria identified a total of nineteen claims (a reduction
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`from forty-five asserted claims), including claims 2, 11, and 12 from the ’911 Patent (a reduction
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`from seven). See Dkt. 1153 at 2; 1197 at 2.
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`Consistent with the Court’s March 21 Order (Dkt. 1157), PMP/Altria seeks to amend their
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`identification to: (i) add claim 13 of U.S. Patent No. 10,104,911 (“the ’911 patent”), which has
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`been asserted throughout the case, and (ii) remove claim 4 of U.S. Patent No. 10,420,374 (“the
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`’374 patent”) (ensuring the total number of claims for trial does not increase).1 PMP/Altria asked
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`Reynolds whether it will agree to this amendment. Reynolds refused. See Dkt. 1213, Ex. 2.
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`II.
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`ARGUMENT
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`There is no surprise or prejudice to Reynolds. Claim 13 of the ’911 Patent has been at
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`issue since the inception of the case. Indeed, the parties’ identification of claims and prior art,
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`which did not identify claim 13, was filed only two weeks ago on April 20, 2022. Before that date,
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`the parties exchanged contentions and expert reports, and took depositions, about that claim.
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`1 PMP/Altria filed a motion related to reducing Reynolds’ unreasonably large identification of
`prior art combinations for claim 2 of the ’911 patent. Dkt. 1211. PMP/Altria’s present motion
`does not relate to that claim or impact their request.
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`Moreover, claim 13 is a dependent claim that adds only the requirement that “the at least one
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`cavity” has a “toroidal shape.” Indeed, the prior art references and combinations disclosed by
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`Reynolds’ expert for claim 13 are identical to claim 11, which is already on PMP/Altria’s list of
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`asserted claims for trial. See Ex. 1 (Excerpts From Expert Report of K. Kodama Dated February
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`24, 2021). Moreover, PMP/Altria has offered to remove claim 4 of the ’374 patent from their
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`asserted claims at trial, such that this amendment will not increase the total number of claims for
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`trial.
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`For these reasons, the Court should grant this Motion to (i) add claim 13 of the ’911 patent,
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`which has been asserted throughout the case, and (ii) remove claim 4 of the ’374 patent (ensuring
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`the total number of claims for trial does not increase).
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`Dated: May 6, 2022
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Maximilian A. Grant
`Maximilian A. Grant (VSB No. 91792)
`(max.grant@lw.com)
`Lawrence J. Gotts (VSB No. 25337)
`lawrence.gotts@lw.com
`Matthew J. Moore (pro hac vice)
`matthew.moore@lw.com
`Jamie Underwood (pro hac vice)
`jamie.underwood@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: (202) 637-2200
`Facsimile: (202) 637-2201
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`Clement J. Naples (pro hac vice)
`clement.naples@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`885 Third Avenue
`New York, NY 10022-4834
`Tel: (212) 906-1200; Fax: (212) 751-4864
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`Gregory J. Sobolski (pro hac vice)
`greg.sobolski@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: (415) 391-0600
`Facsimile: (415) 395-8095
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`Brenda L. Danek (pro hac vice)
`brenda.danek@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800
`Chicago, IL 60611
`Tel: (312) 876-7700; Fax: (312) 993-9767
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`Counsel for Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs
`Altria Client Services LLC, Philip Morris USA
`Inc., and Philip Morris Products S.A.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 6th day of May, 2022, a true and correct copy of the foregoing
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`was served using the Court’s CM/ECF system, with electronic notification of such filing to all
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`counsel of record:
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`/s/ Maximilian A. Grant
`Maximilian A. Grant (VSB No. 91792)
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: (202) 637-2200
`Facsimile: (202) 637-2201
`Email: max.grant@lw.com
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`Counsel for Defendants-Counterclaim
`Plaintiffs Altria Client Services LLC, Philip
`Morris USA Inc., and Philip Morris
`Products S.A.
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