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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`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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`Case No.: 1:20cv00393-LO-TCB
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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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`PLAINTIFFS RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. AND R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR
`COMPANY’S SECOND SET OF REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION TO DEFENDANTS
`ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., AND PHILIP
`MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. (NOS. 16–52)
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`Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 and 36, Plaintiffs RAI Strategic Holdings,
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`Inc. (“RAI”) and R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company (“RJRV”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), by their
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`undersigned attorneys, hereby request 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”) separately answer each request for admission set forth below in accordance with
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`the Definitions and Instructions contained herein, and serve such documents on Plaintiffs’ counsel,
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`Jones Day, 901 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, within the time prescribed by the
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`Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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`DEFINITIONS
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`“ACS” shall each mean and refer to Altria Client Services LLC, including without
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`limitation all of its corporate locations, and all predecessors, predecessors-in-interest, and all past
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`REQUEST NO. 22
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`Admit that a heater assembly comprising a coil of heater wire wound around an elongate
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`wick soaked in liquid aerosol-forming substrate was known in the prior art before the earliest
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`priority date of the ’556 Patent.
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`REQUEST NO. 23
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`Admit that use of a lithium ion battery necessarily damages the battery.
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`REQUEST NO. 24
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`Admit that use of a lithium ion battery does not necessarily damage the battery.
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`REQUEST NO. 25
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`Admit that limiting the discharge of current from a lithium ion battery necessarily prevents
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`damage to the battery.
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`REQUEST NO. 26
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`Admit that limiting the discharge of current from a lithium ion battery does not necessarily
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`prevent damage to the battery.
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`REQUEST NO. 27
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`Admit that U.S. Patent No. 5,372,148 (“McCafferty”) qualifies as prior art to the ’545
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`patent under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) (pre-AIA).
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`REQUEST NO. 28
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`Admit that U.S. Patent No. 4,947,874 (“Brooks”) qualifies as prior art to the ’545 patent
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) (pre-AIA).
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`REQUEST NO. 29
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`Admit that PM USA is the successor in interest to Philip Morris Incorporated with respect
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`to the ’545 patent.
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`REQUEST NO. 30
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`Admit that neither the inventors of the ’545 patent nor Philip Morris Incorporated disclosed
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,372,148 (“McCafferty”) to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the
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`prosecution of the ’545 patent.
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`REQUEST NO. 31
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`Admit that neither the inventors of the ’545 patent nor Philip Morris Incorporated disclosed
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`U.S. Patent No. 4,947,874 (“Brooks”) to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the prosecution
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`of the ’545 patent.
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`REQUEST NO. 32
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`Admit that either the inventors of U.S. Patent No. 5,372,148 (“McCafferty”) or Philip
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`Morris Incorporated disclosed U.S. Patent No. 4,947,874 (“Brooks”) to the U.S. Patent and
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`Trademark Office in the prosecution of U.S. Patent No. 5,372,148 (“McCafferty”).
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`REQUEST NO. 33
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`Admit that Philip Morris Incorporated was aware of U.S. Patent No. 5,372,148
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`(“McCafferty”) during the prosecution of the ’545 patent.
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`REQUEST NO. 34
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`Admit that Philip Morris Incorporated was aware of U.S. Patent No. 4,947,874 (“Brooks”)
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`before the filing of the ’545 patent.
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`REQUEST NO. 35
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`Admit that the word “flexible” does not appear in application No. PCT/IB2010/052949.
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`REQUEST NO. 36
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`Admit that the ’265 Patent does not disclose dimensions of a cross-section of a cigarette.
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`REQUEST NO. 37
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 777-1 Filed 07/06/21 Page 5 of 5 PageID# 20971
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`Dated: September 23, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Stephanie E. Parker
`JONES DAY
`1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.
`Suite 800
`Atlanta, GA 30309
`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, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 217-8800
`Facsimile: (844) 345-3178
`Email: slaud@jonesday.com
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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
`Tel: (212) 326-3939
`Fax: (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 Ave., N.W., Suite M
`Washington, DC 20007
`Telephone: (703) 346-1505
`Email: cmolster@molsterlaw.com
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`Counsel for Plaintiffs RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
`and R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
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