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`IN THE 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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`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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`[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING REYNOLDS’S MOTION TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN
`EXPERT OPINIONS OF JOSEPH C. MCALEXANDER
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`Upon consideration of Reynolds’s Motion to Exclude Certain Expert Opinions of Joseph
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`C. McAlexander, PM/Altria’s Response, Reynolds’s Reply, and arguments of the parties, IT IS
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`HEREBY ORDERED that Reynolds’s motion is GRANTED, and it is further ORDERED that
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`PM/Altria shall not solicit or offer at trial opinions from Mr. McAlexander on 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
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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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`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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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 887-1 Filed 01/21/22 Page 2 of 2 PageID# 23787
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`ENTERED this ____ day of ____________, 2022.
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