Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al. vs MES, Inc.

Panel Change Order

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response - Confidential

ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Justin T. Nemunaitis and Richard Cochrane 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)

Petitioner's Authorized Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer

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Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Confidential 2022-10-25 Opening Expert Report of S Niksa - Part 1

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Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioners' Brief Opposing Patent Owner's Brief Regarding Discretionary Denial

Email Correspondence

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

PETITIONERS’ BRIEF OPPOSING PO’S BRIEF REGARDING DISCRETIONARY DENIAL

Puget Sound Energy, Colstrip Facts

Plaintiff’s Initial Infringement Contentions (March 18, 2025) served in In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WP

Exhibit A to Plaintiff’s Initial Infringement Contentions (March 18, 2025) served in In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md-03132-SHL-WPK

Coal Explained: Use of Coal, U.S. Energy Information Administration (last updated Sept. 14, 2023)

What EPA is Doing to Reduce Mercury Pollution, and Exposures to Mercury, U.S. Env’t Protection Agency (last updated July 11, 2024)

Birchtech, Technology Overview

Exec. Order No. 14261, 90 Fed. Reg. 15517 (April 8, 2025)

Patent Owner’s Response to Petitioners’ Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md-03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 128

Docket Navigator, Time to Trial in the Southern District of Iowa

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Piatz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 3:21-CV-00007 (S.D. Iowa) (Judge Locher) (Docket Sheet and ECF 8)

Probasco et al v. MFA Inc., 4:22-CV-00117 (S.D. Iowa) (Judge Locher) (Docket Sheet and ECF 7, 9)

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Nuhn Industries Ltd v. Bazooka Farmstar LLC, 3:22-cv-00015 (S.D. Iowa) (Docket Sheet and ECF 286)

G.W. Lisk Company, Inc. v. Gits Manufacturing Company, 4:17-cv- 00273 (S.D. Iowa) (Docket Sheet)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 131 (S.D. Iowa May 22, 2025) (Order Denying Without Prejudice Pre-Institution Stay)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 111 (S.D. Iowa Apr. 18, 2025) (Order re: Petitioners’ Deadline to File Surreply)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 19 (S.D. Iowa Jan 10, 2025) (Order on Motions to Dismiss and Motion to Sever)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 1 (S.D. Iowa December 17, 2024) (MDL Transfer Order)

In re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., No. 4:24-md- 03132-SHL-WPK, ECF 129 (S.D. Iowa May 21, 2025) (Petitioners’ Reply Brief In Support of Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review)

Email from Justin Nemunaitis to Joe Jacobi (Jan. 16, 2024, 11:01 AM)

In re Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litig., MDL No. 3132 ECF 35 (J.P.M.L. Nov. 14, 2024) (Patent Owner’s Reply Brief in Support of Consolidation)

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., No. 19-1334-RGACJB ECF 1 (D. Del. July 17, 2019) (Complaint for Patent Infringement)

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., No. 19-1334-RGACJB ECF 130 (D. Del. July 15, 2020) (First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement)

Confidential Declaration of Thomas Erickson including PTC logbook entries - Part 1

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Ex. 2024 EPA final report to Congress 1998

1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary_ Title III _ Overview

2026 EPA Report to Congress

2027 PTC Facility Description

2028 LigniteHgCtrl_R2

LigniteHgCtrl Kickoff Meeting Part 1

LigniteHgCtrl Kickoff Meeting Part 2

Feb 3 2003 Review Meeting Presentation

October 2003 report to DOE

October 2003 report to DOE

FINAL JHP-ARSS-SEAs_for_Mercury_Control doc

Cleaner Power Plants _ Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) _ US EPA

Order Denying Motions to Stay and Motion to Compel

Refined Coal Supply Agreemen (ALLIANT-ME2C-004484)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001747)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001916)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001954)

Contract for Purchase of Refined Coal (MEC001832)

License and Services Agreement (WEC000001)

Control of Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Utility Boilers - interim report

430 file history - Part 1

430 file history - Part 2

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430 file history - Part 13

430 file history - Part 14

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Joint Motion for Entry of the Default Protective Order

POPR Discretionary Denial Brief

Original Complaint for Patent Infringement-ME2C v. Vistra (D.Del)

Transcript of Jury Trial-ME2C v. Gallagher & Co (D.Del)

Non-Final Judgment Following Jury Verdict-ME2C v. Gallagher & Co (D.Del)

Case Management Order

Complaint for Patent Infringement

PacifiCorp's First Amended Answer (Redacted)

MidAmerican's First Amended Answer (Redacted)

WPLC's First Amended Answer (Redacted)

Pilot- and Full-Scale Demonstration-Quarterly Report

Pilot- and Full-Scale Demonstration-Final Report

Mercury Control Technologies for Electric Utilities-Final Report

Center for Air Toxic Metals, 2003 Research Ideas

Document Metadata for Center for Air Toxic Metals, 2003 Research Ideas

Declaration of Inventor John Pavlish

ME2C Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Defs Brief in Support of Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Redacted)

ME2C Reply Brief in Support of Preliminary Injunction (Redacted)

DTE Electric Company Affiliates Report-MPSC Form P521

First Amended Complaint (D.Del)

Petitioners’ Updated Exhibit List

Petitioner PacifiCorp’s Stipulation Regarding District Court Proceedings

Petitioner MEC’s Stipulation Regarding District Court Proceedings

Petitioners WPL and IPL’s Stipulation Regarding District Court Proceedings

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Admission for Pro Hac Vice of Justin T. Nemunaitis

Declaration of Justin T. Nemunaitis in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice

Admission for Pro Hac Vice of Richard Cochrane

Declaration of Richard Cochrane in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice

Notice: Mandatory Notice

Notice: Power of Attorney

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Stephen Niksa

Family Tree of ME2C Patents

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0013589 to Vosteen et al.

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2008/0107579 to Downs et al.

U.S. Patent Prov. App. No. 60/555,353

Starns, "Full-Scale Test of Mercury Control with Sorbent Injection & an ESP

MASSDep BWP "Evaluation of the Technological and Economic Feasibility...

Sjostrom, "Full Scale Evaluations of Mercury Control Technologies with PRB

Eckberg et al., "Mercury Control Evaluation of Halogen Injection into a TX

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2006/0048646 to Olson et al.

U.S. Patent No. 6,953,494 to Nelson

U.S. Patent No. 7,514,052 to Lissianski et al.

U.S. Patent No. 8,652,235 to Olson et al.

File History of U.S. Patent Prov. App. No. 60/605640

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 11/209,163

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/201,595

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/978,760, Part 1

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/978,760, Part 2

Babcock & Wilcox, Steam: its generation and use, 40th ed., Part 1

Babcock & Wilcox, Steam: its generation and use, 40th ed., Part 2

Bustard et al. "Full Scale Evaluation of Sorbent Injection for Mercury...

U.S. Patent No. 1,984,164 to Stock et al.

Electric Utilities Environment Conference 2005 Handout

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Redline comparison between US Pub No 2008/0107579 & US Prov No 60/555,353

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 86th Ed.; Lide, D.R., ed.

Chu, “"Power Plant Evaluation of the Effect of SCR Technology on Mercury"

Evan J. Granite et al., "Sorbents for Mercury Removal from Flue Gas,"

Feeley et al "A Review of DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program

Oxtoby et al., Principles of Modern Chemistry, 4th ed

N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd ed.

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 1

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 2

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 3

Puri, Surface Complexes on Carbons in CHEMISTRY&PHYSICS OF CARBON, Part 4

Huggins et al., "XAFS Examination of Mercury Sorption on Three Activated...

Niksa et al., Predicting Complete Hg Speciation Along Coal-Fired Utility...

Laudal et al, Evaluation of Mercury Speciation at Power Plants Using SCR...

U.S. Patent No. 4,196,173 to DeJong

U.S. Patent No. 5,695,726 to Lerner

Carey et al, Factors Affecting Mercury Control in Utility Flue Gas Using...

NETL - Mercury Emissions Control , February, 2003

Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

U.S. EPA, "Study of Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Electric Utility

U.S. EPA, "Mercury Study Report to Congress Volume 1: Executive Summary"

US EPA, AP-42: External Combustion Sources, Chapter 1: Fifth Edition, Vol 1

U.S. DOE, Mercury Emissions Control - Regulatory Drivers

Clean Air Mercury Rule: Basic Information

EPA Newsroom, “EPA Announces First-Ever Rule to Reduce Mercury Emissions...

EPA Newsroom, "Public Comment Period Begins for Proposed Power Plant Reg...

EPA Newsroom, "EPA Supplements Proposal to Reduce Power Plant Mercury...

Sjostrom et al., "Field Studies of Mercury Control Using Injected Sorbents"

EPA "Mercury Study Report to Congress Volume VIII: An Evaluation of Mercury

EUEC 2005 home page

Crocker et al., "Mercury Control with the Advanced Hybrid Particulate...

Roop Chand Bansal, et al., Active Carbon

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., et al. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., et al.

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., et al. V. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., et al.

Welcome Pg of CD mailed to conf attendees of the 2002 Air&Waste Mgnt 95th

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Author Index of CD mailed to conf attendees of the 2002 Air&Waste Mgnt 95th

Papers by Session of CD mailed to conf attendees of the 2002 Air&Waste Mgnt

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AWMA Website, AWMA Overview

AWMA Website, AWMA Homepage

AWMA Website, AWMA About Page

AWMA Website, AWMA Technical Program Schedule for Monday 24, 2002, AE-1C

AWMA Website, AWMA 2002 Conference list of exhibitors

AWMA Website, AWMA 2002 Conference Top Ten Reasons

AWMA Website, AWMA 95th Annual Conference and Exhibition Welcome Pg

AWMA Website, AWMA Bookstore Page, Order form for 2002 AWMA Conference CD

AWMA Website, AWMA Bookstore Homepage

State of Massachusetts Mass EPA, Internet Archive, dated Jan 6, 2003

State of Massachusetts Mass EPA, Internet Archive, dated Dec. 21, 2002

State of Massachusetts Mass EPA, Internet Archive, dated Jan 6, 2003

State of Massachusetts Mass EPA, Internet Archive, dated Dec. 20, 2002

U.S. Patent No. 8,512,655

U.S. Patent No. 8,821,819

U.S. Patent No. 9,757,689

Internet Archive Standard Affidavit, explaining how to interpret hyperlinks

Expert Report of Philip J. O’Keefe, PE Regarding Infringement, Oct 25, 2022

Deposition Transcript of Phillip O’Keefe Vol. 1, Mar. 2, 2023

Deposition Transcript of Phillip O’Keefe Vol. 2, Mar. 3, 2023

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970, Part 1

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970. Part 2

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970, Part 3

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/951,970, Part 4

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/997,091

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/419,219

Redline Comparison, showing changes from ’163 App. to ’970 App.

Redline Comparison, showing changes from ’558 App. to ’970 App.

U.S. Patent No. 8,168,147

U.S. Patent No. 10,933,370

U.S. Patent No. 10,589,225

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/712,558, Part 1

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/712,558, Part 2

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/712,558, Part 3

U.S. Patent No. 10,596,517 to Olson et al.

Deposition Transcript of Edwin Olson (Aug. 26, 2022) (excerpted)

Deposition Transcript of Michael Holmes (Aug. 24, 2022) (excerpted)

Deposition Transcript of John Pavlish (Aug. 25, 2022) (excerpted)

Affidavit of Tanya Zeif, Custodian of Records for Internet Archive, 1/10/25

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 1

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 2

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 3

Affidavit of T. Zeif, Cust. of Records for Internet Arch., 1/13/25, Part 4

Declaration of Dr. Stephen Niksa

PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW of Patent No. 10,596,517

PETITIONERS' EXPLANATION REGARDING THE NECESSITY OF MULTIPLE PETITIONS

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company Power of Attorney

Interstate Power & Light Company Power of Attorney

MidAmerican Energy Company Power of Attorney

PacifiCorp Power of Attorney

WEC Energy Group, Inc. Power of Attorney

Wisconsin Power & Light Company Power of Attorney