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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
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`Civil No. 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB
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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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`MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIM AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
`BY PLAINTIFFS RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
`AND R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY
`Plaintiffs RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company (collectively,
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`Plaintiffs) hereby move to dismiss their own counterclaim and certain defenses to the counter-
`claims of Defendants Altria Client Services LLC, Philip Morris USA, Inc., and Philip Morris Prod-
`ucts S.A., as permitted by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(c), 41(a)(2), and 15(a)(2):
`1) A counterclaim and affirmative defense that U.S. Patent No. 6,803,545 (“the ’545 Patent”)
`is unenforceable for inequitable conduct before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
`See Pls.’ Am. Answer & Counterclaim to Defs. Altria Client Servs. LLC & Philip Morris
`USA, Inc.’s Am. Counterclaims, Doc. 274 at 19-26 (Oct. 30, 2020).
`2) The equitable defenses of estoppel, acquiescence, waiver, and unclean hands as to allega-
`tions that Plaintiffs infringed U.S. Patent No. 10,104,911 (“the ’911 Patent”), U.S. Patent
`No. 10,555,556 (“the ’556 Patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 9,814,265 (“the ’265 Patent”).
`See Pls.’ Answer to Def. Philip Morris Products S.A.’s Second Am. Counterclaims, Doc.
`523 at 18 (Mar. 26, 2021).
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`3) The equitable defenses of estoppel, waiver and acquiescence as to allegations that Plain-
`tiffs infringed U.S. Patent No. 10,420,374 (“the ’374 Patent”). See Doc. 274 at 19.
`4) The equitable defense of unclean hands as to allegations that Plaintiffs infringed U.S. Pa-
`tent No. 6,803,545 (“the ’545 Patent”).1 Doc. 274 at 19.
`5) The defense that damages are statutorily limited by a failure to satisfy the requirements of
`35 U.S.C. §§ 286 and 287 as to the infringement allegations for the ’911, ’556, and ’265
`Patents.2 See Doc. 523 at 18.
`6) The defense that the allegations of infringement as to the ’911, ’556, and ’265 Patents are
`barred to the extent they are founded on activities occurring outside the territorial reach of
`U.S. patent laws. Id. at 19.
`As explained in Plaintiffs’ brief in support of this motion, dismissing the counterclaim and de-
`fenses is warranted and appropriate.
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`1 Plaintiffs are not withdrawing their equitable defenses of estoppel, acquiescence, or waiver as to
`the ’545 Patent. See Doc. 274 at 19.
`2 Plaintiffs are not withdrawing their defense as to ’545 and ’374 Patents, which is covered by a
`stipulation. See Joint Pre-Trial Stipulation, Doc. 549 (Apr. 9, 2021).
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`Dated: June 16, 2021
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`Stephanie E. Parker
`JONES DAY
`1221 Peachtree Street, N.E.
`Suite 400
`Atlanta, GA 30361
`Telephone: (404) 521-3939
`Facsimile: (404) 581-8330
`Email: separker@jonesday.com
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`Anthony M. Insogna
`JONES DAY
`4655 Executive Drive
`Suite 1500
`San Diego, CA 92121
`Telephone: (858) 314-1200
`Facsimile: (844) 345-3178
`Email: aminsogna@jonesday.com
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`William E. Devitt
`JONES DAY
`77 West Wacker
`Suite 3500
`Chicago, IL 60601
`Telephone: (312) 269-4240
`Facsimile: (312) 782-8585
`Email: wdevitt@jonesday.com
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`Sanjiv P. Laud
`JONES DAY
`90 South Seventh Street
`Suite 4950
`Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
`Telephone: (612) 217-8800
`Facsimile: (844) 345-3178
`Email: slaud@jonesday.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ David M. Maiorana_________________
`David M. Maiorana (VA Bar No. 42334)
`Ryan B. McCrum
`JONES DAY
`901 Lakeside Avenue
`Cleveland, OH 44114
`Telephone: (216) 586-3939
`Facsimile: (216) 579-0212
`Email: dmaiorana@jonesday.com
`Email: rbmccrum@jonesday.com
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`John J. Normile
`JONES DAY
`250 Vesey Street
`New York, NY 10281
`Telephone: (212) 326-3939
`Facsimile: (212) 755-7306
`Email: jjnormile@jonesday.com
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`Alexis A. Smith
`JONES DAY
`555 South Flower Street
`Fiftieth Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 243-2653
`Facsimile: (213) 243-2539
`Email: asmith@jonesday.com
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`Charles B. Molster, III (Va. Bar No. 23613)
`THE LAW OFFICES OF
`CHARLES B. MOLSTER, III PLLC
`2141 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite M
`Washington, DC 20007
`Telephone: (703) 346-1505
`Email: cmolster@molsterlaw.com
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`Counsel for Plaintiffs RAI Strategic Hold-
`ings, Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on this 16th day of June, 2021, 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
`counsel of record.
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`/s/ David M. Maiorana___________________
`David M. Maiorana (VA Bar No. 42334)
`JONES DAY
`901 Lakeside Ave.
`Cleveland, OH 44114
`Telephone: (216) 586-3939
`Facsimile: (216) 579-0212
`Email: dmaiorana@jonesday.com
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