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Fuma International LLC v. Altria Group, Inc.

2:23-cv-00231

Overview

Case Number 2:23-cv-00231
Filing Date 2023-05-26
Status Litigation filed
Court District Court, E.D. Virginia
Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Parties

Defendant

Altria Client Services LLC

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Anish Rohit Desai

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Matthew Sieger

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7177

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

William Sutton Ansley

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7000
Fax: (202) 857-0940

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

Altria Group Distribution Company

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Anish Rohit Desai

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Matthew Sieger

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7177

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

William Sutton Ansley

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7000
Fax: (202) 857-0940

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

Altria Group, Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Anish Rohit Desai

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Matthew Sieger

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7177

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

William Sutton Ansley

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7000
Fax: (202) 857-0940

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

NJOY, LLC

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Anish Rohit Desai

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Matthew Sieger

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7177

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

William Sutton Ansley

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7000
Fax: (202) 857-0940

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

Nu Mark LLC

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Anish Rohit Desai

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser

Attorney

Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 310-8007

Matthew Sieger

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7177

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

William Sutton Ansley

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Tel: (202) 682-7000
Fax: (202) 857-0940

2001 M St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

Plaintiff

Fuma International LLC

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Brandon Michael Jordan

McKool Smith PC

Tel: (202) 370-8300
Fax: (202) 370-8344

1999 K St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006

Christopher Patrick Sullivan

Attorney

Tel: (617) 267-2300
Fax: (617) 267-8288

Dirk Dion Thomas

Attorney

Tel: (202) 587-5602

Richard Hooper Ottinger

Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black

Tel: (757) 446-8600

101 W. Main St., Suite 500, Norfolk, VA 23510

Robert Alois Auchter

Attorney

Tel: (703) 585-5721
Fax: (703) 525-6059

Robert Francis Callahan , Jr

Attorney

Tel: (617) 267-2300
Fax: (617) 267-8288

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Presiding Judge

Elizabeth W. Hanes

Patents Involved

3 Patents

There are 3 patents involved in this case.

Docket Entries

Complaint ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AVAEDC-8954875.), filed by Fuma International LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Appendix Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent (A0120), # 3 Exhibit A - US Pat. No. 9,532,604, # 4 Exhibit B - Sept. 17, 2009 Trans Power Invoice, # 5 Exhibit C - Nov. 5, 2009 Great Midwest Tobacco Invoice, # 6 Exhibit D - Nov. 20, 2009 Adco Distributors Invoice, # 7 Exhibit E - Nov. 2, 2018 Decl. of G. Conley under 37 CFR 1.131, # 8 Exhibit F - June 29, 2010 D. Potter Email, # 9 Exhibit G - 2017 LinkedIn Correspondence between G. Conley and E. Hawes, # 10 Exhibit H - March 10, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 11 Exhibit I - March 22, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 12 Exhibit J - March 23, 2017 E-mail from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 13 Exhibit K - April 13, 2017 Meeting Invite from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 14 Exhibit L - MarkTen XL Product Information Guide, # 15 Exhibit M - Green Smoke E-Vapor Kit User Guide, # 16 Exhibit N - MarkTen Elite Product Information Guide)(Jordan, Brandon) (Entered: 05/26/2023)

2023-05-26
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Complaint ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AVAEDC-8954875.), filed by Fuma International LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Appendix Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent (A0120), # 3 Exhibit A - US Pat. No. 9,532,604, # 4 Exhibit B - Sept. 17, 2009 Trans Power Invoice, # 5 Exhibit C - Nov. 5, 2009 Great Midwest Tobacco Invoice, # 6 Exhibit D - Nov. 20, 2009 Adco Distributors Invoice, # 7 Exhibit E - Nov. 2, 2018 Decl. of G. Conley under 37 CFR 1.131, # 8 Exhibit F - June 29, 2010 D. Potter Email, # 9 Exhibit G - 2017 LinkedIn Correspondence between G. Conley and E. Hawes, # 10 Exhibit H - March 10, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 11 Exhibit I - March 22, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 12 Exhibit J - March 23, 2017 E-mail from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 13 Exhibit K - April 13, 2017 Meeting Invite from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 14 Exhibit L - MarkTen XL Product Information Guide, # 15 Exhibit M - Green Smoke E-Vapor Kit User Guide, # 16 Exhibit N - MarkTen Elite Product Information Guide)(Jordan, Brandon) (Entered: 05/26/2023)

2023-05-26
2

Complaint ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AVAEDC-8954875.), filed by Fuma International LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Appendix Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent (A0120), # 3 Exhibit A - US Pat. No. 9,532,604, # 4 Exhibit B - Sept. 17, 2009 Trans Power Invoice, # 5 Exhibit C - Nov. 5, 2009 Great Midwest Tobacco Invoice, # 6 Exhibit D - Nov. 20, 2009 Adco Distributors Invoice, # 7 Exhibit E - Nov. 2, 2018 Decl. of G. Conley under 37 CFR 1.131, # 8 Exhibit F - June 29, 2010 D. Potter Email, # 9 Exhibit G - 2017 LinkedIn Correspondence between G. Conley and E. Hawes, # 10 Exhibit H - March 10, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 11 Exhibit I - March 22, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 12 Exhibit J - March 23, 2017 E-mail from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 13 Exhibit K - April 13, 2017 Meeting Invite from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 14 Exhibit L - MarkTen XL Product Information Guide, # 15 Exhibit M - Green Smoke E-Vapor Kit User Guide, # 16 Exhibit N - MarkTen Elite Product Information Guide)(Jordan, Brandon) (Entered: 05/26/2023)

2023-05-26
2

Complaint ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AVAEDC-8954875.), filed by Fuma International LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Appendix Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent (A0120), # 3 Exhibit A - US Pat. No. 9,532,604, # 4 Exhibit B - Sept. 17, 2009 Trans Power Invoice, # 5 Exhibit C - Nov. 5, 2009 Great Midwest Tobacco Invoice, # 6 Exhibit D - Nov. 20, 2009 Adco Distributors Invoice, # 7 Exhibit E - Nov. 2, 2018 Decl. of G. Conley under 37 CFR 1.131, # 8 Exhibit F - June 29, 2010 D. Potter Email, # 9 Exhibit G - 2017 LinkedIn Correspondence between G. Conley and E. Hawes, # 10 Exhibit H - March 10, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 11 Exhibit I - March 22, 2017 E-mail from G. Conley to E. Hawes, # 12 Exhibit J - March 23, 2017 E-mail from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 13 Exhibit K - April 13, 2017 Meeting Invite from E. Hawes to G. Conley, # 14 Exhibit L - MarkTen XL Product Information Guide, # 15 Exhibit M - Green Smoke E-Vapor Kit User Guide, # 16 Exhibit N - MarkTen Elite Product Information Guide)(Jordan, Brandon) (Entered: 05/26/2023)

2023-05-26
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