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`In the Inter Partes Review of:
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`Trial Number: To Be Assigned
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,482,228
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`Filed: November 14,2000
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`Issued: March 25,2003
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`Attorney Docket No.: 058888-0000019
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`Inventor(s): Norred, Troy R.
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`Assignee: Norred, Troy R.
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`Title: PERCUTANEOUS AORTIC VALVE
`REPLACEMENT
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`Panel: To Be Assigned
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`DECLARATION OF NICHOLAS MATHEWS
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`I, Nicholas Mathews, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am an attorney with McKool Smith, counsel for Medtronic, Inc.,
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`Medtronic Vascular, Inc., and Medtronic CoreValve, LLC in the litigation, Norred
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`V. Medtronic. Inc..etal.. Case No. 13-CV-2061 EFM/DJW (D. Kan.).
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`2.
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`I am over 18 years of age. I make this declaration based on my own
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`personal knowledge. If called upon, I can competently testify to the facts stated in
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`this declaration.
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`Medtronic, Medtronic Vascular,
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`Exhibit 1020 - Page 1
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`Medtronic, Medtronic Vascular,
`and Medtronic CoreValve
`Exhibit 1020 - Page 2