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` Entered: January 17, 2014
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NUVASIVE, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Cases IPR2013-00395 (Patent 8,444,696)
`IPR2013-00396 (Patent 8,444,696)
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, LORA M. GREEN, and STEPHEN C. SIU,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On January 16, 2014, the initial conference call1 was held between counsel
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`1 The initial conference call is held to discuss the Scheduling Order and any
`motions that the parties anticipate filing during the trial. Office Patent Trial
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`IPR2013-00395
`Patent 8,444,696
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`for the respective parties and Judges Medley, Green, and Siu.
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`Motions
`Neither party seeks authorization to file a motion at this time. As explained,
`if Patent Owner determines that it will file a motion to amend, Patent Owner must
`arrange a conference call soon thereafter with the Board and opposing counsel to
`discuss the proposed motion to amend. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a).
`The parties were reminded that if they seek authorization to file a motion not
`contemplated per the Scheduling Order, the party requesting such authorization
`must arrange a conference call with opposing counsel and the Board.
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`Schedule
`Counsel for the respective parties indicated that they have no issues with the
`Scheduling Orders entered December 20, 2013.
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`Order
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`It is
`ORDERED that no motions are authorized at this time.
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`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48765 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`IPR2013-00395
`Patent 8,444,696
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`PETITIONER:
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`Stephen Schaefer
`Michael Hawkins
`Fish and Richardson PC
`schaefer@fr.com
`hawkins@fr.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Thomas Martin
`Wesley Meinerding
`Martin and Ferraro LLP
`tmartin@martinferraro.com
`wmeinerding@martinferraro.com
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