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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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`MEDTRONIC, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NUVASIVE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2013-00506 (Patent 8,361,156)
`IPR2013-00507 (Patent 8,187,334)
`IPR2013-00508 (Patent 8,187,334)
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
` 37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On May 21, 2014, the Patent Owner filed redacted Exhibit 2024. On
`August 19, 2014, the Patent Owner contacted the Board and explained that
`there is an issue with the redaction procedure used on Exhibit 2024. Patent
`Owner requests authorization to file new versions of the redacted Exhibit
`2024, and further requests that the original Exhibits 2024 be expunged from
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`IPR2013-00506 (Patent 8,361,156)
`IPR2013-00507 (Patent 8,187,334)
`IPR2013-00508 (Patent 8,187,334)
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`the record for the corresponding procedure. The requests are unopposed.
`The requests are granted.
`It is
`ORDERED that Exhibit 2024 be expunged from each of IPR2013-
`00506, IPR2013-00507, and IPR2013-00508;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is authorized to file, no
`later than August 25, 2014, a corrected redacted Exhibit 2024 in each of
`IPR2013-00506, IPR2013-00507, and IPR2013-00508 for the sole purpose
`of using the correct redaction procedure on Exhibit 2024; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that no other changes to Exhibit 2024 are
`authorized.
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`IPR2013-00506 (Patent 8,361,156)
`IPR2013-00507 (Patent 8,187,334)
`IPR2013-00508 (Patent 8,187,334)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Jeff Schwartz
`jeschwartz@foxrothschild.com
`ipdocket@foxrothschild.com
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`Seth Kramer
`skramer@foxrothschild.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Stephen Schaefer
`Schaefer@fr.com
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`Michael Hawkins
`Hawkins@fr.com
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`Stuart Nelson
`IPR13958-0116IP2@fr.com