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`[N THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFlOE
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`In re Patent of:
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`Curran et al.
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`U.S. Patent No.:
`Issue Date:
`Appl. Serial No.:
`Filing Date:
`Title:
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`9,361,156
`January 29, 2013
`‘l3l'44‘l,092
`April 6, 2012
`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPINAL FUSION
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`Attorney Docket No.: 13958-011EilP1
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PATENT OWNER'S POWER OF ATTORNEY IN AN INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`Patent Owner, Nuvasive, lnc.. hereby appoints the following practitioners as its attorneys to
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`transact all business in the United States Patent S Trademark Office associated with the inter partes review
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`of the above-captioned patent:
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`Stephen R. Schaefer, Reg. No. 37,927
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`Michael T. Hawkins, Reg. No. 57,867
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`and all practitioners associated with FTC Customer Number 26191.
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`i have the authority to execute this document on behalf of Nuvasive, Inc.
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` Name
`Jonathan Sanler
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`Title:
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`Vice President Chief Patent Counsel
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`Date;
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