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`NIMALKA R. WICKRAMASEKERA (SBN: 268518)
`nwickramasekera@winston.com
`DAVID P. DALKE (SBN: 218161)
`ddalke@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 S. Grand Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543
`Telephone: (213) 615-1700
`Facsimile:
`(213) 615-1750
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`GEORGE C. LOMBARDI (pro hac vice)
`glombardi@winston.com
`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
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`CORINNE STONE HOCKMAN (pro hac vice)
`chockman@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`800 Capitol Street, Suite 2400
`Houston, TX 77002-2529
`Telephone: (713) 651-2600
`Facsimile: (713) 651-2700
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN DIEGO DIVISION
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`Plaintiff,
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`NUVASIVE, INC., a Delaware
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`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a
`Delaware corporation and ALPHATEC
`SPINE, INC., a California corporation,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 3:18-CV-00347-CAB-MDD
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`[Assigned to Courtroom 4C – Honorable
`Cathy Ann Bencivengo]
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`DECLARATION OF BRIAN J.
`NISBET IN SUPPORT OF
`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
`SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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`DECLARATION OF BRIAN J. NISBET ISO DEFANDANTS’
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`MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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`CASE NO. 3:18-CV-00347-CAB-MDD
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`I, Brian J. Nisbet, declare as follows:
`I am a partner with the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, counsel of
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`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.
`Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of Provisional Application no.
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`60/557,536.
`Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the prosecution history for U.S.
`3.
`Patent No. 8,361,156.
`Exhibits 3 is a true and correct copy of the prosecution history for U.S.
`4.
`Patent No. 8,187,334.
`Exhibit 4 is a true and correct excerpt of the November 20, 2020 Opening
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`Report of Barton L. Sachs, M.D.
`Exhibit 5 is a true and correct excerpt of the December 18, 2020 Rebuttal
`6.
`Report of Barton L. Sachs, M.D.
`Exhibit 6 is a true and correct excerpt of the November 20, 2020 Corrected
`7.
`Opening Expert Report of Jim Youssef, M.D. Regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 8,361,156
`(’156 Patent) and 8,187,334 (’334 Patent).
`Exhibit 7 is a true and correct excerpt of the December 18, 2020 Rebuttal
`8.
`Expert Report of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`Exhibit 8 is a true and correct excerpt of the original Exhibit D to the
`9.
`November 20, 2020 Corrected Opening Expert Report of Jim Youssef, M.D. Regarding
`U.S. Patent Nos. 8,361,156 (’156 Patent) and 8,187,334 (’334 Patent).
`10. Exhibit 9 is a true and correct excerpt of the original Exhibit E to the
`November 20, 2020 Corrected Opening Expert Report of Jim Youssef, M.D. Regarding
`U.S. Patent Nos. 8,361,156 (’156 Patent) and 8,187,334 (’334 Patent).
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`11. Exhibit 10 is a true and correct excerpt of Corrected Exhibit D (Redline)
`to the November 20, 2020 Corrected Opening Expert Report of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`Regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 8,361,156 (’156 Patent) and 8,187,334 (’334 Patent).
`12. Exhibit 11 is a true and correct excerpt of Corrected Exhibit E (Redline)
`to the November 20, 2020 Corrected Opening Expert Report of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`Regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 8,361,156 (’156 Patent) and 8,187,334 (’334 Patent).
`13. Exhibit 12 is a true and correct excerpt of the transcript of the January 13,
`2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D. Dr. Youssef’s testimony regarding ’156 patent
`claim term “at a position proximate to said medial plane” is contained in Exhibit 12.
`14. Exhibit 13 is a true and correct excerpt of the transcript of the January 13,
`2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D. Dr. Youssef’s testimony regarding ’334 patent
`claim term “central region” is contained in Exhibit 13.
`15. Exhibit 14 is a true and correct excerpt of the transcript of the January 13,
`2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D. Dr. Youssef’s testimony regarding the ’334
`patent claim term “approximately 18 mm” is contained in Exhibit 14.
`16. Exhibit 15 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 6 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`17. Exhibit 16 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 7 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`18. Exhibit 17 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 8 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`19. Exhibit 18 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 9 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`20. Exhibit 19 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 10 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`21. Exhibit 20 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 11 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
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`22. Exhibit 21 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 12 marked at the January
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`23. Exhibit 22 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 13 marked at the January
`13, 2021 deposition of Jim Youssef, M.D.
`24. Exhibit 23 is a true and correct copy of Exhibit 15 marked at the January
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`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 26th
`day of January 2021, at Chicago, Illinois.
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`/s/Brian J. Nisbet
`BRIAN J. NISBET
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