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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NUVASIVE, INC.
`Petitioner
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`WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent Number: 8,251,997 B2
`Issue Date: August 28, 2012
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`Case IPR2013-00208
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`OBJECTION TO EVIDENCE
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)
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`Mail Stop "PATENT BOARD"
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`IPR2013-00208
`U.S. Patent No. 8,251,997 B2
`Our Ref. 102.0010-04IR2
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1), Patent Owner objects to the
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`supplemental evidence served by NuVasive on October 21, 2013 under 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.62 and Federal Rule of Evidence 402 (relevance); 37 C.F.R. § 42.53
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`(uncompelled deposition testimony taken outside of the United States without the
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`agreement of the parties or Board authorization); and 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5)
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`support the challenge). These objections are timely served within 5 business days
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`of NuVasive’s October 21, 2013 service of supplemental evidence.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with this proceeding to Deposit Account No. 50-3726 (Customer ID
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`22882).
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`Dated: October 28, 2013
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Thomas H. Martin/
`Thomas H. Martin
`Registration No. 34,383
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP
`1557 Lake O’Pines Street, NE
`Hartville, Ohio 44632
`Telephone: (330) 877-0700
`Facsimile: (330) 877-2030
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this OBJECTION TO
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`EVIDENCE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1) was served in its entirety via
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`electronic mail to APSI@fr.com (referencing Attorney Docket No. 13958-
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`01121P1):
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`Stephen R. Schaefer
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Michael T. Hawkins
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Date of Service:
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`October 28, 2013
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`Signature: /Thomas H. Martin/
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