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`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`PAUL D. TRIPODI II (SBN 162380)
`ptripodi@wsgr.com
`WENDY L. DEVINE (SBN 246337)
`wdevine@wsgr.com
`NATALIE J. MORGAN (SBN 211143)
`nmorgan@wsgr.com
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: 323-210-2900
`Fax: 866-974-7329
`Hilgers Graben PLLC
`MICHAEL T. HILGERS (Pro Hac Vice)
`mhilgers@hilgersgraben.com
`575 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 202
`Lincoln, NE 68521
`Telephone: 402-218-2106
`Fax: 402-413-1880
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff NuVasive, Inc.
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SAN DIEGO DIVISION
`NUVASIVE, INC., a Delaware
`Case No. 18-cv-00347-CAB-MDD
`corporation,
`DECLARATION OF WENDY L.
`DEVINE IN SUPPORT OF
` Plaintiff,
`NUVASIVE, INC.’S OPPOSITION
`TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
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`SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR, IN
`THE ALTERNATIVE, SUMMARY
`ADJUDICATION
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`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a
`Delaware corporation, and ALPHATEC
`SPINE, INC., a California corporation,
` Defendants.
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`PER CHAMBERS RULES, NO
`ORAL ARGUMENT UNLESS
`SEPARATELY ORDERED BY THE
`COURT
`Judge: Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo
`Courtroom: 4C
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`I, Wendy L. Devine, declare the following:
`1.
`I am an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, counsel for
`Plaintiff NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”). I submit this Declaration in support of
`NuVasive’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the
`Alternative, Summary Adjudication. I have personal knowledge of the following
`facts and, if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto.
`Previously lodged as Exhibit 55, as indicated in Doc. No. 258, is a
`2.
`true and correct copy of a video bearing Bates number NUVA_ATEC0332291.
`Attached as Exhibit 55A is a true and correct copy of the Appendix to
`3.
`video lodged with the Court as Exhibit 55.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 56 is a true and correct copy of an e-mail
`4.
`from counsel for Alphatec to counsel for NuVasive regarding Election of
`Claims/Prior Art References, dated January 9, 2020.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 57 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`5.
`the Corrected Opening Expert Report of Jim Youssef, dated November 1, 2019.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 58 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`6.
`the Expert Report of Blake Inglish, dated November 8, 2019.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 59 is a true and correct copy of an
`7.
`Assignment of Patent Rights for Application No. 10/789,797, bearing Bates
`numbers NUVA_ATEC0015736-NUVA_ATEC0015740, recorded May 20, 2005.
`Attached hereto as Exhibit 60 is a true and correct copy of the
`8.
`Assignment of Patent Application for Application No. 11/137,169 bearing Bates
`numbers NUVA_ATEC0015695-NUVA_ATEC0015696, recorded December 10,
`2009.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 61 is a true and correct copy of the
`9.
`Assignment of Patent Application for Application No. 10/759,811, bearing Bates
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`numbers NUVA_ATEC0015815-NUVA_ATEC0015820, recorded January 5,
`2011.
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`10. Attached hereto as Exhibit 62 is a true and correct copy of the
`Assignment of Patent Application for Application No. 10/608,362, bearing Bates
`numbers NUVA_ATEC0015615-NUVA_ATEC0015620, recorded August 17,
`2017.
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`11. Attached hereto as Exhibit 63 is a true and correct copy of the
`Assignment of Patent Application for Application No. 10/759,811, bearing Bates
`numbers NUVA_ATEC0015895-NUVA_ATEC0015896, recorded August 8,
`2013.
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`12. Attached hereto as Exhibit 64 is a true and correct copy of the
`Assignment of Patent Application for Application No. PCT/US2011/001489,
`bearing Bates numbers NUVA_ATEC0040542-NUVA_ATEC0040545, recorded
`October 25, 2016.
`13. Attached hereto as Exhibit 65 is a true and correct copy of Alphatec’s
`Executive Team biographies, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000845756-
`NUVA_ATEC000845761.
`14. Attached hereto as Exhibit 66 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Patrick S. Miles’ Deposition Transcript, dated December 19, 2019.
`15. Attached hereto as Exhibit 67 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`the Project Safari,
`bearing Bates
`numbers ATEC_LLIF000943157-
`ATEC_LLIF000943173, dated December 19, 2017.
`16. Attached hereto as Exhibit 68 is a true and correct copy excerpts of
`Alphatec Holding’s Q4 2017 Financial Results and SafeOp Acquisition Call,
`bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000944296-ATEC_LLIF000944310, dated
`March 7, 2018.
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`17. Attached hereto as Exhibit 69 is a true and correct copy of Project
`Titan Analysis (Miles Dep. Ex. 1), bearing Bates numbers NUVA_ATEC0319007-
`NUVA_ATEC0319013, dated February 13, 2016.
`18. Attached hereto as Exhibit 70 is a true and correct copy of email from
`Patrick Miles, bearing Bates numbers NUVA_ATEC0319051, dated January 26,
`2016.
`19. Attached hereto as Exhibit 71 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`an email from Q. Blackford, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_Blackford_00001-
`ATEC_Blackford_00976, dated April 18, 2016.
`20. Attached hereto as Exhibit 72 is a true and correct copy of J.
`McCormick
`email
`(Miles Dep. Ex.
`5),
`bearing Bates
`numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000857059-ATEC_LLIF000857063.
`21. Attached hereto as Exhibit 73 is a true and correct copy of an email
`J. McCormick
`(Miles Dep. Ex. 3), bearing Bates numbers
`from
`ATEC_LLIF000857176-ATEC_LLIF000857197, dated May 4, 2016.
`22. Attached hereto as Exhibit 74 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
`23. Attached hereto as Exhibit 75 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
`24. Attached hereto as Exhibit 76 is a true and correct copy of email from
`Berkowitz,
`bearing
`Bates
`numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000857054-
`T.
`ATEC_LLIF00857057, dated July 26, 2016.
`25. Attached hereto as Exhibit 77 is a true and correct copy of Alphatec
`Holding’s Announcement, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000713149-
`ATEC_LLIF000713150, dated March 23, 2017.
`26. Attached hereto as Exhibit 78 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`the H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC Agreement, bearing Bates numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000710506-ATEC_LLIF000710519, dated March 1, 2017.
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`27. Attached hereto as Exhibit 79 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Alphatec’s Supplemental Responses to NuVasive’s Second Set of Interrogatories
`(Nos.13 and 15), dated September 27, 2019.
`28. Attached hereto as Exhibit 80 is a true and correct copy of P. Miles’
`Employment Agreement, bearing Bates numbersATEC_LLIF000855361-
`ATEC_LLIF000855376, dated September 30, 2017.
`29. Attached hereto as Exhibit 81 is a true and correct copy of the
`Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee for Alphatec bearing
`Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000510496-ATEC_LLIF000510501.
`30. Attached hereto as Exhibit 82 is a true and correct copy of a
`Securities Purchase Agreement, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000857030-
`ATEC_LLIF000857035.
`31. Attached hereto as Exhibit 83 is a true and correct copy of Alphatec’s
`Accelerates Business Transformation with Additional Spine-Experienced
`Leadership Appointments, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000857036, dated
`October 2, 2017.
`32. Attached hereto as Exhibit 84 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Alphatec’s Forward Looking Statements and Guidance, bearing Bates numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000711994-ATEC_LLIF000712017.
`33. Attached hereto as Exhibit 85 is a true and correct copy of Alphatec
`Holdings’ Report 3Q 2017, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000617746-
`ATEC_LLIF000617754.
`34. Attached hereto as Exhibit 86 is a true and correct copy of Dr. Iezza’s
`course programs/travel itinerary, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000627235.
`35. Attached hereto as Exhibit 87 are a true and correct copies of
`surgeons Course Programs and Itineraries (Miles Dep. Ex. 6), dated November
`2017-June 2018.
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`36. Attached hereto as Exhibit 88 is a true and correct copy of Alphatec
`Holdings’ Q2
`2018
`Financial Results,
`bearing Bates
`numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000723814-ATEC_LLIF000723819, dated July 31, 2018.
`37. Attached hereto as Exhibit 89 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Alphatec’s Presentation, A Powerful Value Creation Opportunity, bearing Bates
`numbers ATEC_LLIF000942942-ATEC_LLIF000942958, dated December 2017.
`38. Attached hereto as Exhibit 90 is a true and correct copy of an email
`J. Sorenson
`(Miles Dep. Ex. 14), bearing Bates numbers
`from
`NUVA_ATEC0319075-NUVA_ATEC0319079.
`39. Attached hereto as Exhibit 91 is a true and correct copy of Alphatec’s
`3Q Performance Report & NASS Objectives, bearing Bates numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000855708; ATEC_LLIF000855778-ATEC_LLIF000855784.
`40. Attached hereto as Exhibit 92 is a true and correct copy of the
`Supplemental Expert Report of Jim Youssef, dated January 8, 2020.
`41. Attached hereto as Exhibit 93 is a true and correct copy of the Second
`Supplemental Expert Report of Jim Youssef, dated January 27, 2020.
`42. Attached hereto as Exhibit 94 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`the Damages Expert Report of Jim Youssef, dated November 8, 2019.
`43. Attached hereto as Exhibit 95 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Jim Youssef’s Deposition Transcript, dated April 27, 2018.
`44. Attached hereto as Exhibit 96 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Jim Youssef’s Deposition Transcript, dated January 10, 2020.
`45. Attached hereto as Exhibit 97 is a true and correct copy of Market
`Needs/Assessment Request, bearing Bates numbers ATEC_LLIF000003809-
`ATEC_LLIF000003818.
`46. Attached hereto as Exhibit 98 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
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`47. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
`Alphatec Holdings’ Q2 2017 Financial Results, bearing Bates numbers
`ATEC_LLIF000496089-ATEC_LLIF000496100.
`48. Attached hereto as Exhibit 100 is a true and correct copy of excerpts
`of Dr. Charles Branch’s Deposition Transcript, dated January 14, 2020.
`49. Attached hereto as Exhibit 101 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
`50. Attached hereto as Exhibit 102 is a true and correct copy of excerpts
`of Blake Inglish’s Deposition Transcript, dated December 20, 2019.
`51. Attached hereto as Exhibit 103 is a true and correct copy of excerpts
`of Blake Inglish’s Deposition Transcript, dated April 20, 2018.
`52. Attached hereto as Exhibit 104 is a true and correct copy of excerpts
`of App’x E to Jim Youssef’s 11/1 Expert Report.
`53. Attached hereto as Exhibit 105 is a true and correct copy of
`Alphatec’s retractor bearing Bates number NUVA_ATEC000337.
`54. Attached hereto as Exhibit 106 is a true and correct copy of
`Alphatec’s retractor bearing Bates number NUVA_ATEC000339.
`55. Attached hereto as Exhibit 107 is a true and correct copy of excerpts
`of App’x G to Jim Youssef’s 11/1 Expert Report.
`56. Attached hereto as Exhibit 108 is a true and correct copy of excerpts
`of Frank Chang Deposition Transcript, dated January 15, 2020.
`57. Attached hereto as Exhibit 109 are true and correct copies of Exhibits
`7-13 to Frank Chang Deposition Transcript, dated January 15, 2020.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States of
`America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 7th day of February
`2020.
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`By: /s/ Wendy L. Devine
`Wendy L. Devine
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`TABLE OF EXHIBITS
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`EXHIBIT NO.
`55.
`LODGED WITH COURT
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing
`document has been served on this date to all current and/or opposing counsel of
`record, if any to date, who are deemed to have consented to electronic service via
`the Court’s CM/ECF system per Civ.L.R. 5.4(d). Any other counsel of record will
`be served by electronic mail, facsimile and/or overnight delivery.
`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
`America that the above is true and correct. Executed this 7th day of February 2020,
`at San Diego, California.
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`By: / s/ Arlene Apodaca
`ARLENE APODACA
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