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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
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`Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-393
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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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`v.
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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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`DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF A MOTION TO SEAL
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`Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5(C), Defendants Altria Client Services LLC (“ACS”), Philip
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`Morris USA Inc. (“PM USA”), and Philip Morris Products S.A. (“PMP”) (collectively,
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`“Defendants”) hereby provide notice that they are filing a Motion to Seal. The Motion to Seal is
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`being filed concurrently with, and in relation to, Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Second
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`Motion to Compel Production of Documents Related to Defendants’ ’374 Patent Infringement
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`Counterclaim. Memoranda in support of or in opposition to the Motion to Seal may be submitted
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`by parties and non-parties within seven (7) days after the filing of the Motion to Seal. All or part
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`of any such memoranda may be designated as confidential. Any information designated as
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`confidential in a supporting or opposing memorandum will be treated as sealed pending a Case
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`determination by the Court on the Motion to Seal. Any person objecting to the Motion to Seal
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`must file an objection with the Clerk within seven (7) days after the filing of the Motion to Seal.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 496 Filed 03/17/21 Page 2 of 3 PageID# 11214
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`If no objection is filed in a timely manner, the Court may treat the motion as uncontested.
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`Dated: March 17, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Lawrence J. Gotts
`Lawrence J. Gotts (VSB No. 25337)
`lawrence.gotts@lw.com
`Maximilian A. Grant (VSB No. 91792)
`max.grant@lw.com
`Matthew J. Moore (pro hac vice)
`matthew.moore@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Ste. 1000
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (202) 637-2200; Fax: (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 K. Sobolski (pro hac vice)
`Gregory.sobolski@lw.com
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel: (415) 391-0600; Fax: (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 and Counterclaim
`Plaintiffs Altria Client Services LLC, Philip
`Morris USA Inc., and Philip Morris
`Products S.A.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 496 Filed 03/17/21 Page 3 of 3 PageID# 11215
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 17th day of March, 2021, a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing was served using the Court’s CM/ECF system, with electronic notification of such filing
`to all counsel of record:
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`/s/ Lawrence J. Gotts
`Lawrence J. Gotts (VSB No. 25337)
`lawrence.gotts@lw.com
`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 Altria Client
`Services LLC, Philip Morris USA Inc., and
`Philip Morris Products S.A.
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