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`NIMALKA R. WICKRAMASEKERA (SBN: 268518)
`nwickramasekera@winston.com
`DAVID P. DALKE (SBN: 218161)
`ddalke@winston.com
`LEV TSUKERMAN (SBN: 319184)
`ltsukerman@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 S. Grand Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543
`Telephone: (213) 615-1700
`Facsimile: (213) 615-1750
`BRIAN J. NISBET (Pro Hac Vice)
`bnisbet@winston.com
`SARANYA RAGHAVAN (Pro Hac Vice)
`sraghavan@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601-9703
`Telephone: (312) 558-5600
`Facsimile: (312) 558-5700
`CORINNE STONE HOCKMAN (Pro Hac Vice)
`chockman@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1111 Louisiana Street, 25th Floor
`Houston, TX 77002-5242
`Telephone: (713) 651-2600
`Facsimile: (713) 651-2700
`Attorneys for Defendants
`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SAN DIEGO DIVISION
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`NUVASIVE, INC., a Delaware
`corporation,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a
`Delaware corporation and ALPHATEC
`SPINE, INC., a California corporation,
`Defendants.
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`Case No. 3:18-CV-00347-CAB-MDD
`[Assigned to Courtroom 4C – Honorable
`Cathy Ann Bencivengo]
`DECLARATION OF BRIAN J.
`NISBET IN SUPPORT OF
`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
`SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR, IN THE
`ALTERNATIVE, SUMMARY
`ADJUDICATION
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`DECLARATION OF DECL. OF BRIAN J. NISBET ISO ALPHATEC’S MSJ
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`I, Brian J. Nisbet, declare as follows:
`1.
`I am a partner with the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, counsel of
`record for Defendants Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Alphatec Spine, Inc. (individually
`and collectively, “Alphatec”). I have personal knowledge of the following facts and, if
`called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of an email from
`2.
`Pat Miles and Greg Lucier et al. dated October 1, 2017, bearing production number
`NUVA_ATEC0318549.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of an email chain
`3.
`between Pete Leddy and Greg Lucier dated October 2, 2017, bearing production number
`NUVA_ATEC0318491.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of an email between
`4.
`Sean Freeman and Paul McClintock dated October 3, 2017, bearing production numbers
`NUVA_ATEC0318499–500.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy of a NuVasive
`5.
`Consulting Agreement Memo to Jason Hannon dated March 27, 2017, bearing
`production numbers NUVA_ATEC0318321–330.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 5 is a true and correct copy of a NuVasive
`6.
`Consulting Agreement Memo to Matt Link dated October 26, 2017, bearing production
`numbers NUVA_ATEC0318408–421.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 6 is a true and correct copy of an email from
`7.
`Greg Lucier to Quentin Blackford dated September 7, 2016, bearing production
`numbers NUVA_ATEC0332186–187.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 7 is a true and correct copy of Battalion, LLIF
`8.
`Intradiscal Shim Schematic, bearing production numbers ATEC_LLIF00154049–050
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 8
`9.
`is a
`true and correct copy of
`OPenPaymentDataCMS.gov, 2018 General Payments re Jim A. Youssef.
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`10. Attached hereto as Exhibit 9 is a true and correct copy of the NuVasive
`XLIF Surgical Technique, bearing production numbers NUVA_ATEC0015567–614.
`11. Attached hereto as Exhibit 10 is a true and correct copy of Declaration of
`Dr. Jim Youssef Under 37 C.F.R. 1.132 for Inter Partes Application No. 95/001,888
`dated June 4, 2012, as filed in NuVasive, Inc. v. Matal, Case No. 17-1666 (Fed. Cir.)
`Doc. No. 411 page 211-221 and bearing Appx numbers APPX00356–366.
`12. Attached hereto as Exhibit 11 is a true and correct copy of NuVasive,
`Inc.’s Opening Brief dated August 1, 2017, as filed in NuVasive, Inc. v. Matal, Case
`No. 17-1666 (Fed. Cir.) Doc. No. 25.
`13. Attached hereto as Exhibit 12 is a true and correct copy of ATEC LIF
`Lateral Interbody Fusion: Lateral Approach Surgical Guide, bearing production
`numbers ATEC_LLIF000167276–293.
`14. Attached hereto as Exhibit 13 is a true and correct copy of ATEC
`Squadron Lateral Access System: Anterior Column, Surgical Technical Guide, bearing
`production numbers ATEC_LLIF000167230–257.
`15. Attached hereto as Exhibit 14 is a true and correct copy of Battalion
`Lateral: Lumbar Spacer System, bearing production numbers ATEC_LLIF000167294–
`322.
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`16. Attached hereto as Exhibit 15 is a true and correct copy of Scripps
`Memorial Hospital Encinitas: Operative Report, Dict. Phys. Neville Alleyne, MD dated
`February 14, 2017, bearing production numbers ALLEYNE000013–017.
`17. Attached hereto as Exhibit 16 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the File History of U.S. Patent No. 7,819,801 regarding International Publication No.
`WO 2006/042241 A2, bearing production numbers ATEC_LLIF000849101–050.
`18. Attached hereto as Exhibit 17 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No.
`8,753,270 titled “Surgical Access System and Related Methods” to Patrick Miles et al.,
`bearing production numbers ATEC_LLIF000848888–919.
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`19. Attached hereto as Exhibit 18 is a true and correct copy of ATEC
`Squadron Lateral Access System: Anterior Column, Sales Sheet, bearing production
`numbers ATEC_LLIF000189938–953.
`20. Attached hereto as Exhibit 19 is a true and correct copy of Pivot,
`Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pivot (last visited December 3,
`2019).
`21. Attached hereto as Exhibit 20 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Mike Aleali dated December 19, 2019.
`22. Attached hereto as Exhibit 21 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Neville Alleyne, M.D. dated November 4, 2019.
`23. Attached hereto as Exhibit 22 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of John A. English, Jr. dated November 15, 2019.
`24. Attached hereto as Exhibit 23 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Eric Finley dated November 15, 2019.
`25. Attached hereto as Exhibit 24 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Blake Inglish dated December 20, 2019.
`26. Attached hereto as Exhibit 25 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Matthew Link dated December 3, 2019.
`27. Attached hereto as Exhibit 26 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Kyle Malone dated November 8, 2019.
`28. Attached hereto as Exhibit 27 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Patrick Miles dated November 8, 2019.
`29. Attached hereto as Exhibit 28 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Payam Moazzaz, M.D. dated November 11, 2019.
`30. Attached hereto as Exhibit 29 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcript of Scott Robinson dated October 29, 2019.
`31. Attached hereto as Exhibit 30 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcripts of Jim A. Youssef, M.D. dated April 27, 2018.
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`32. Attached hereto as Exhibit 31 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from
`the Deposition Transcripts of Jim A. Youssef, M.D. dated January 10, 2020.
`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and
`the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 17th
`day of January, 2020, at Wilmette, Illinois.
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`/s/Brian J. Nisbet
`BRIAN J. NISBET
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