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` Entered: February 28, 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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`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, 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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`IPR2013-00506 (Patent 8,361,156)
`IPR2013-00507 (Patent 8,187,334)
`IPR2013-00508 (Patent 8,187,334)
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`On February 27, 2014, the initial conference call1 was held between
`counsel 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.
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`Schedule
`Counsel for the Petitioner alerted the Board and opposing counsel that
`it may have a potential conflict with DUE DATES 4 and 5, but at this time
`no adjustment to the schedule is necessary.
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`Order
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`It is
`ORDERED that no motions are authorized at this time.
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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
`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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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 E. Schwartz
`Seth A. Kramer
`FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
`jeschwartz@foxrothschild.com
`skramer@foxrothschild.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Stephen R. Schaefer
`Michael T. Hawkins
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`Schaefer@fr.com
`Hawkins@fr.com
`IPR13958-0117IP1@fr.com
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