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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
`WILLIAM M. WARDLAW (SBN: 328555)
`wwardlaw@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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`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
`Case No. 18-CV-00347-CAB-MDD
`NUVASIVE, INC., a Delaware
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`corporation,
`DEFENDANTS’ FINAL DISCLOSURE
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`OF INVALIDITY
`Plaintiff,
`REFERENCES/COMBINATIONS TO
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`BE ASSERTED AT TRIAL
`v.
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`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a
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`Delaware corporation and
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`ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., a
`Judge: Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo
`California corporation,
`Courtroom: 15A
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`Trial Date: December 8, 2021
`Defendants.
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`In accordance with the Court’s Order Setting Pretrial and Trial Dates (Doc. No.
`335) issued on September 7, 2021, Defendants Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Alphatec
`Spine, Inc. (collectively, “Alphatec”) hereby make the following final disclosure of
`invalidity combinations and references to be asserted at trial against Plaintiff NuVasive,
`Inc. (“NuVasive”):
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`Patent No.
`U.S. Patent No.
`7,819,801
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`1 Alphatec reserves the right to rely on fewer references to the extent NuVasive does
`not dispute that certain limitations are disclosed in the references identified herein.
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`DEFENDANTS’ FINAL DISCLOSURE OF INVALIDITY REFERENCES/COMBINATIONS
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`CASE NO. 18-CV-00347-CAB-MDD
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`Claim Obviousness Combinations1
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`• U.S. Patent No. 6,945,933 (“Branch”) in view of U.S.
`Patent No. 6,174,311 (“Branch ’311”)
`• Branch in view of Branch ’311 further in view of
`W.A. Friedman and S.L. Kanter, The lateral
`percutaneous approach to discectomy, Int’l
`Radiology in Bone and Joint 149 (1988) (“Friedman)
`• Branch in view of [Branch ’311 and U.S. Patent No.
`5,928,139 (“Koros ’139”)] further in view of
`[European Patent No. 0951868 (“Büttner-Janz”) and
`U.S. Patent No. 5,681,265 (“Maeda”)] further in view
`of Friedman
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1
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`U.S. Patent No.
`7,819,801
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`U.S. Patent No.
`7,819,801
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`U.S. Patent No.
`7,819,801
`U.S. Patent No.
`7,819,801
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`• Branch in view of Branch ’311 further in view of
`Friedman
`• Branch in view of [Branch ’311 and Koros ’139]
`further in view of [Büttner-Janz and Maeda] further
`in view of Friedman further in view of [International
`Patent Publication No. WO 01/37728 (“Kelleher”)
`and International Patent Publication No. WO
`03/005887 (“Blewett”)]
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 15
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`• Branch in view of Branch ’311 further in view of
`U.S. Patent No. 6,575,899 (“Foley ’899”)
`• Branch in view of Branch ’311 further in view of
`Foley ’899 further in view of Friedman
`• Branch in view of [Branch ’311 and Koros ’139 and
`Foley ’899] further in view of [Büttner-Janz and
`Maeda] further in view of Friedman
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`Patent No.
`U.S. Patent No.
`8,439,832
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`U.S. Patent No.
`8,439,832
`U.S. Patent No.
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`U.S. Patent No.
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`Claim Obviousness Combinations2
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`• Branch in view of Blewett
`• Branch in view of Kelleher
`• Branch in view of [Friedman and Blewett]
`• Branch in view of [Friedman and Kelleher]
`• Branch in view of [Friedman and Kelleher] further in
`view of [Büttner-Janz and Maeda]
`• Branch in view of [Friedman and Kelleher and
`Blewett] further in view of [Büttner-Janz and Maeda]
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1
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`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1, further in
`view of Koros ’139
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1, further in
`view of Koros ’139
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1, further in
`view of Branch ’311
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`2 Alphatec reserves the right to rely on fewer references to the extent NuVasive does
`not dispute that certain limitations are disclosed in the references identified herein.
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`Patent No.
`U.S. Patent No.
`9,974,531
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`Claim Obviousness Combinations3
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`• Branch
`• Branch in view of [Büttner-Janz and Maeda] and
`Friedman
`• Branch in view of U.S. Patent No. 6,074,343
`(“Nathanson”)
`• Branch in view of Nathanson further in view of
`[Büttner-Janz and Maeda] and Friedman
`• The combinations disclosed for claim 1
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`U.S. Patent No.
`9,974,531
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`In addition, Alphatec reserves the right to present testimony about the state of the
`art at the relevant time.
`In making this disclosure, Alphatec reserves all rights it may have to assert
`unelected combinations and references in this action if permitted by the Court, or in
`another action against NuVasive or any other party.
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`Dated: October 8, 2021
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`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
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`
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`By: /s/ Nimalka R. Wickramasekera
`NIMALKA R. WICKRAMASEKERA
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND
`ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
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`not dispute that certain limitations are disclosed in the references identified herein.
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`CASE NO. 18-CV-00347-CAB-MDD
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that the foregoing document was filed with the Court’s CM/ECF
`system which will provide notice to all counsel deemed to have consented to electronic
`service. All other counsel of record not deemed to have consented to electronic service
`were served with a true and correct copy of the foregoing document by mail on this day.
`I declare under penalty of perjury under the Laws of the United States of America
`that the above is true and correct. Executed this 8th day of October 2021 at Los Angeles,
`California.
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`Dated: October 8, 2021
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`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
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`By: /s/ Nimalka R. Wickramasekera
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`NIMALKA R. WICKRAMASEKERA
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