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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
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`v.
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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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`REYNOLDS’S MOTION TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN EXPERT OPINIONS
`OF JOSEPH C. MCALEXANDER
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`Pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 820), RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. and
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`R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company (“Reynolds”) respectfully move this Court to exclude certain
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`proffered opinions by Altria Client Services LLC, Philip Morris USA Inc., and Philip Morris
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`Products S.A.’s (“Altria/PM’s”) technical expert Joseph C. McAlexander, because those opinions
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`fail the requirements of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26.
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`Specifically, Reynolds requests an order precluding Mr. McAlexander from offering opinions on
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`the following topics:
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`Federal regulation of tobacco products, including the FDA’s review of Reynolds’s
`Pre-Market Tobacco Product Applications (“PMTAs”);
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`The invention story of the technology underlying the 6,803,545 and 10,420,374
`patents;
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`Secondary considerations of non-obviousness based on non-technical opinions
`regarding state of mind, motive, or intent or an unreliable methodology;
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`4.
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`5.
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`PM/Altria’s claims for induced and contributory infringement based on non-
`technical opinions regarding state of mind, motive, or intent; and
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`PM/Altria’s claims that the accused products infringe the 6,803,545 and 10,420,374
`patents under the doctrine of equivalents.
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`The grounds for this motion are set forth in the accompanying Reynolds’s Memorandum
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`in Support of Its Motion to Exclude Certain Expert Opinions of Joseph C. McAlexander. A
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`proposed order granting the requested relief is attached.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 887 Filed 01/21/22 Page 3 of 4 PageID# 23784
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`Dated: January 21, 2022
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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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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ David M. Maiorana
`David M. Maiorana (VA Bar No. 42334)
`Ryan B. McCrum
`JONES DAY
`901 Lakeside Ave.
`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
`THE LAW OFFICES OF
`CHARLES B. MOLSTER, III PLLC
`2141 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite M
`Washington, DC 20007
`Telephone: (202) 787-1312
`Email: cmolster@molsterlaw.com
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`Counsel for RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. and
`R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 21st day of January, 2022, 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
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`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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`Counsel for RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. and
`R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
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