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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NUVASIVE, INC.
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`WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00395
`Patent 8,444,696
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2013-00395
`Attorney Docket No: 13958-0113IP1
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Scheduling Order issued on December 20,
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`2013 (Paper No. 13), Petitioner requests an opportunity to present oral argument regarding
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`the patentability of the challenged claims of the ’696 patent. In particular, Patent Owner
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`requests (without waiving consideration of any issue not listed below) at least one hour to
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`address the following issues:
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`1. The unpatentability of claims 1-6 under Grounds 3-5 for which this Board instituted
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`review;
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`2. NuVasive’s Motion to Exclude Evidence under 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(c); and
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`3. Any additional issues on which the Board seeks clarification.
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`For oral argument, which will be held July 31, 2014, Patent Owner requests the use
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`of audio/visual equipment to display demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a projector
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`and screen for a PowerPoint display. In accordance with the Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.
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`Reg. at 48768, Patent Owner will contact the Board Trial Division paralegal to discuss this
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`request.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Stephen R. Schaefer, Reg. No. 37,927/
`Stephen R. Schaefer
`Reg. No. 37,927
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`Date: June 26, 2014
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`(Trial No. IPR2013-00395)
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2013-00395
`Attorney Docket No: 13958-0113IP1
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §§ 42.6(e)(4) and 42.205(b), the undersigned certifies that on
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`June 26, 2014, a complete and entire copy of this Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`was provided via email to the Patent Owner by serving the correspondence email address
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`of record as follows:
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`Thomas H. Martin
`Wesley C. Meinerding
`Martin & Ferraro, LLP
`1557 Lake O’Pines Street, NE
`Hartville, OH
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`Nimalka Wickramasekera
`333 South Hope Street
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
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`Email: tmartin@martinferraro.com
`Email: docketing@martinferraro.com
`Email: nwickramasekera@kirkland.com
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`/Diana Bradley/
`Diana Bradley
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`(858) 678-5667
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