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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
`Alexandria Division
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`PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`V.
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`RJ. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY,
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`Defendant.
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`l:20-cv-393 (LMB/WEF)
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`ORDER
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`For the reasons stated in open court, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company ("Reynolds")'s
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`Motion for Entry of Judgment Under Rule 54(b) ("Motion") [Dkt. No. 1478] is GRANTED,
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`Philip Morris Products S.A.'s ("Philip Morris) Cross-Motion to Lift the Stay as to U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,901,123 [Dkt. No. 1483] is DENIED, and it is hereby
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`ORDERED that because entry of final judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 58 was not proper
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`given that Reynolds' claims have not been adjudicated and are stayed, the Order and Judgment
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`entered on March 30,2023 [Dkt. Nos. 1456, 1557] be and are AMENDED to provide that the
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`Order be and is certified as a final judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) and that the Court finds
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`no just reason for delaying entry of judgment and appeal; and it is further
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`ORDERED that Reynolds' claims as to United States Patent Nos. 9,901,123, 9,930,915,
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`and 10,492,542 remain stayed until further order of this Court. The parties are directed to submit
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`a status report within three (3) days of issuance of the United States Court of Appeals for the
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`Federal Circuit's decision on the pending appeals.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LMB-WEF Document 1491 Filed 05/01/23 Page 2 of 2 PageID# 41699
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`The Clerk is directed to amend the Judgment entered on March 30,2023 [Dkt. No. 1557]
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`to a judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) and forward copies of this Order to counsel of
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`record.
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`Entered this I day of May, 2023.
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`Alexandria, Virginia
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`/s/
`'Hm
`Leonie M, Brinkema
`United States District Judge •« '
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