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R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company v. Altria Client Services LLC

Docket IPR2021-00746, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Mar. 31, 2021)
Elizabeth Roesel, Grace Karaffa Obermann, James Mayberry, presiding
Case TypeInter Partes Review
Patent
10492541
Patent Owner Altria Client Services LLC
Petitioner R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
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10 Notice refund approved: Notice refund approved

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 10 Notice refund approved - Notice refund approved (P.T.A.B. Nov. 24, 2021)
Patent 10,492,541 Mailed: November 23, 2021
Petitioner’s request for a refund of certain post-institution fees paid on March 31, 2021, in the above proceeding is hereby granted.
The amount of $22,500.00 has been refunded to Petitioner’s deposit account.
The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E), accessible from the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
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8 Institution Decision Deny: Institution Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 8 Institution Decision Deny - Institution Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review (P.T.A.B. Oct. 8, 2021)
Patent 10,492,541 B2 including, but not limited to, water, beads, solvents, active ingredients, ethanol, plant extracts, natural or artificial flavors, and/or vapor formers such as glycerine and propylene glycol.
Specifically, for purposes of the Petition, Petitioner proposes that the Board should construe the term “face” according to Patent Owner’s contentions in the District Court case, namely, to mean “‘the surface of an object,’ which does not need to be bounded by one or more edges.” Id. at 8 (quoting Ex. 1024, 29; Ex. 1026, 27–28).
Patent Owner does not expressly adopt, or direct us to, the District Court’s construction of those phrases, although the order construing those terms was available at the time of filing of the Preliminary Response.
The view provided in Juul 1 (on the left in the above image) reflects, within the transparent lower portion, three circular or spherical elements, which appear to be air bubbles floating within a liquid.
For example, in connection with the front, rear, and side faces allegedly identifiable in Verleur’s cartomizer 200A, Petitioner does not explain where one surface ends or another begins, and no explanation is self- evident upon review of Figure 12.
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5 Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition: Notice of Accord Filing Date

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 5 Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition - Notice of Accord Filing Date (P.T.A.B. Apr. 15, 2021)
For more information, please consult the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012), which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of the petition.
The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause.
Many non-profit organizations, both inside and outside the intellectual property field, offer alternative dispute resolution services.
If the parties actually engage in alternative dispute resolution, the PTAB would be interested to learn what mechanism (e.g., arbitration, Case IPR2021-00746 Patent 10,492,541 mediation, etc.) was used and the general result.
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1 Petition: Petition

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 1 Petition - Petition (P.T.A.B. Mar. 31, 2021)
37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(2): The Prior Art And Specific Grounds On Which The Challenge To The Claim Is Based IPR is requested in view of the following references: • “This Might Just Be the First Great E-Cig,” WIRED, April 21, 2015 (“Juul 1”)
The cartridge has a plurality of faces that are transparent allowing a user to view the interior components, including the liquid, heating mechanism and vapor channel.
As shown above, for example, the image depicts that the front face of the Juulpod is transparent such that the internal components, including the vapor channel, are visible.
After the first office action, applicants filed an IDS identifying over 100 references, including a publication related to Verleur (U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2015/0128971 A1 (“the ’971 publication”)).
Thus, to the extent the examiner even substantively considered the ’971 publication, the reasons for allowance demonstrate error, and Verleur also provides new evidence of obviousness that warrants consideration by the Office.
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9 Refund Request: Petitioners Request for Refund of Post Institution Fees

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 9 Refund Request - Petitioners Request for Refund of Post Institution Fees (P.T.A.B. Nov. 16, 2021)

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7 Notice: Petitioners Notice of Sotera Stipulation

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 7 Notice - Petitioners Notice of Sotera Stipulation (P.T.A.B. Aug. 17, 2021)

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6 Response: Patent Owners Preliminary Response

Document IPR2021-00746, No. 6 Response - Patent Owners Preliminary Response (P.T.A.B. Jul. 15, 2021)

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