The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2021-00479 filed by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company et al. against U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC et al. on Feb 2, 2021. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2021-00479
Filing Date
Feb 2, 2021
Petitioner
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company et al.
Respondent
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC et al.
Status
Institution Denied
Respondent Application Number
13871604
Respondent Tech Center
3700
Respondent Patent Number
8556070
Institution Decision Date
Aug 20, 2021
Termination Date
Aug 20, 2021

Proceeding Documents

The table below shows documents filed in the case, listing each document name, filing date, document type, and filing party. Tracking these filings indicates the activity of the parties involved in the case, and the types of documents filed can provide insights into the legal strategies being employed.


Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

Alert me when new update on this case

Notice: refund approved

Nov 5, 2021PAPERBOARD

Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees

Oct 28, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Trial Instituted Document

Aug 20, 2021PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Surreply

Jun 21, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated Exhibit List

Jun 14, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jun 14, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Transcript from District Court Hearing of April 28, 2021

Jun 11, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order - Conduct of the Proceeding - 37 CFR 42.5

Jun 8, 2021PAPERBOARD

Declaration of Benny D. Freeman

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 9,936,729

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Defendant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company���s Preliminary Invalidity Contentions, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated November 10, 2020

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 33 - Scheduling Order, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated October 18, 2020

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 61 ��� Notice of Scheduling, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated March 15, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 1 ��� Complaint for Patent Infringement, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated May 28, 2020

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Defendant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company���s Amended Preliminary Invalidity Contentions, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated March 19, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 46 ��� First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated January 5, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 4,545,392

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 9,717,272

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Pub. 20080173317A1

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EP2048976B9

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Pub. 20080029117A1

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,910,781

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Smokeless Tobacco Fact Sheets, 3rd Int���l Conference on Smokeless Tobacco ��� Advancing Science & Protecting Public Health (Sept. 22-25, 2002)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Brad Rodu and William T. Godshall, ���Tobacco harm reduction: an alternative cessation strategy for inveterate smokers���, Harm Reduction Journal (2006), 3:37.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

���A Spitless Chew from Camel, PM USA and RJR testing first smokeless products���, May 2, 2006 (CSP Daily News), https://www.cspdailynews.com/tobacco/spitless-chew-camel

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Jane Busch, ���An Introduction to the Tin Can���, Historical Archeology, Volume 15, Number 1, p.95-104.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transportation Information Service, Tobacco (leaf tobacco) product information, https://www.tis-gdv.de/tis_e/ware/genuss/tabak/tabak-htm/

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Dr. Linus R. Walton, ���Burley Curing Technology���, University of Kentucky ��� College of Agriculture, re-printed 2004.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 4,528,993

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Calcium Hypochlorite Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (Rev. April 2003)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Amran Alabakan, ���Moisture gain of biscuits in hermetically-sealed packages versus non-hermetically-sealed packages��� (1997). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

���Water Activity (aw) in Foods���, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, (April 16, 1984)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Mustasa, et. al. ���The Water Content/Water Activity Relationship of Cured Tobacco and Water Relations of Associated Spoilage Fungi���, Int���l Biodeterioration 26 (1990) 381-396.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,798,319 (���the 319 patent���)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,458,996 (���the 996 patent���)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,556,070 (���the 070 patent���)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Plaintiffs��� Preliminary Infringement Contentions For U.S. Patent No. 7,798,319, Altria Client Services LLC and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., Case No. 1:20-cv-00472-NCT-JLW (M.D.N.C. Sep. 11, 2020)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Plaintiffs��� Preliminary Infringement Contentions For U.S. Patent No. 8,458,996, Altria Client Services LLC and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., Case No. 1:20-cv-00472-NCT-JLW (M.D.N.C. Sep. 11, 2020)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Plaintiffs��� Preliminary Infringement Contentions For U.S. Patent No. 8,556,070, Altria Client Services LLC and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., Case No. 1:20-cv-00472-NCT-JLW (M.D.N.C. Sep. 11, 2020)

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 79 ��� Memorandum Opinion regarding Claim Construction, M.D.N.C. Case No. 1:20-cv-0472, dated May 12, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 77 ��� Defendants��� Memorandum in Support of Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review, dated May 12, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket No. 80 ��� Plaintiffs��� Opposition to Defendants��� Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review, dated May 17, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

May 24, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Feb 22, 2021PAPERBOARD

Power of Attorney for Patent Owner

Feb 17, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices

Feb 17, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

US8556070

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

CV

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

070 FH

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

US2816682 (Brucker)

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

US20080202956A1 (Welk)

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

CA1205024A (Rosson)

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US4190170 (Boyd)

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US20070110928A1 (Bried 928)

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GB2136775A (Budd)

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US3245566 (Szalay)

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US20070012328A1 (Winterson)

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US4660577 (Sensabaugh)

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Johnson

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Swain

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

US5425215 (Lewis)

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Soroka

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Joint Claim Construction Statement

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

070 Infringement Contentions

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Kimmel Declaration

Feb 2, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Review of U.S. 8,556,070

Feb 2, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company's Power of Attorney

Feb 2, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner Modoral Brands, Inc.'s Power of Attorney

Feb 2, 2021PAPERPETITIONER