`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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`CASE NO. 2:12-cv-05680-AB
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`HON. ANITA B. BRODY
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`JURY DEMAND
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`))))))))))))
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`DESTINATION MATERNITY
`CORPORATION,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`TARGET CORPORATION, CHEROKEE
`INC., and ELIZABETH LANGE LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`PLAINTIFF DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION’S
`OBJECTIONS AND SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO
`DEFENDANT’S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES
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`Plaintiff, Destination Maternity Corporation (“DMC”), by and through its attorneys,
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`pursuant to Rules 26 and 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the local Civil Rules of
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`the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, hereby sets forth its
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`objections and first supplemental responses to the First Set of Interrogatories from Defendant
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`Target Corporation (“Target”) to DMC (“Interrogatories”).
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`GENERAL OBJECTIONS TO INTERROGATORIES
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`DMC incorporates herein its General Objections from its November 16, 2011
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`interrogatory responses.
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`I.
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`INTERROGATORIES
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`INTERROGATORY NO. 1
`Identify and describe in detail the dates, All persons
`involved with, and All Documents supporting the first conception, the first reduction to practice,
`any diligence between the first conception and the first reduction to practice, the first private use,
`the first public use, and the first sale of the subject matter of each of the Asserted Claims in the
`Patents-in-Suit.
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`EAST\61541344.1
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`Target Corporation
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`seeks expert opinion or testimony. DMC will provide its invalidity rebuttal positions, including
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`contentions related to secondary considerations of non-obviousness, in response to relevant
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`Target invalidity contentions. Subject to and without waiving any of the foregoing objections,
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`DMC responds as follows:
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`The secondary considerations that evidences nonobviousness include commercial
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`success, long-felt-but-unsolved needs, and copying by competitors. For example, various DMC
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`competitors, including Target, copied and sold the design embodied in the Patents-in-Suit.
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`INTERROGATORY NO. 14
`Identify and describe in complete detail All U.S. and
`Foreign publications, patents, patent applications, inventions by a Third Party, uses, sales or
`offers of sale, and disclosures including, but not limited to, Any U.S. or Foreign technical papers,
`product specifications, product manuals, design drawings, and product catalogs that have been
`considered by, or that have been brought to the attention of, DMC, Any owner, assignee, or
`licensee of Any of the Patents-in-Suit, or Any U.S. or Foreign patent agent or attorney acting on
`behalf of DMC or Any owner, assignee, or licensee of Any of the Patents-in-Suit, as being
`possible or actual Prior Art to one or more of the Patents-in-Suit; and produce All Documents,
`Things, and ESI Relating to the subject matter of this interrogatory and/or Your response hereto.
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`Response to Interrogatory No. 14:
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`In addition to its General Objections, DMC objects to this Interrogatory as compound and
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`containing multiple discrete subparts. DMC further objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad,
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`unduly burdensome and seeking information that is neither relevant to any claim or defense in
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`this action nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. DMC
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`further objects on the grounds that it calls for legal determinations and seeks information
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`protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine. Subject to and without
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`waiving any of the foregoing objections, DMC responds as follows:
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`Patent Ref.
`No.
`3045676
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`EAST\61541344.1
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`Title
`Vein stripper
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`Inventor
`Slaten
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`Target Corporation
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`The following is a list of correspondence where alleged prior art was sent to DMC.
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`To
`Paul Taufer
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`Ron
`Masciantonio
`DLA
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`From
`Norman
`Lehrer
`Kayla
`Owens
`Landon
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`Bates Range
`DMC0064433-
`0064437
`DMC0064247-
`0064252
`DMC0064237-
`0064246
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`of
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`Description
`Date
`images
`06/07/11 Email
`forwarding
`unidentified alleged prior art
`from JC
`03/24/11 Letter
`forwarding pages
`Penney 2004 & 2005 catalogs
`Original color pages obtained from the
`USPTO by Landon. “Artifact color”—
`Selected pages from the JCPenney
`Catalog
`Maternity
`Collection,
`published IQ 2004,
`front and back
`cover pages, and pp. 4, 22, 30, and 32;
`and Selected pages from the JCPenney
`Catalog Maternity Collection, dated
`Fall/Winter 2005, front and back cover
`pages, and pp. 14, 15, and 28.
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`The following is a list of alleged prior art received from foreign patent offices.
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`Date
`Received
`09/23/13
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`09/23/13
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`09/23/13
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`09/23/13
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`09/23/13
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`From
`Chinese Patent
`Office
`Chinese Patent
`Office
`Chinese Patent
`Office
`Chinese Patent
`Office
`Chinese Patent
`Office
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`Alleged Prior Art
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`US 4506390A published 03/26/85
`US 2004/0210987A1 Published
`10/28/04
`US 2006/0010571A1 Published
`01/19/06
`US 6311333B1 Published 11/06/01
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`US 3045678A Published 07/24/62
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`Bates Range
`DMC0066481-
`DMC0066542
`DMC0066481-
`DMC0066542
`DMC0066481-
`DMC0066542
`DMC0066481-
`DMC0066542
`DMC0066481-
`DMC0066542
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`Second Supplemental Response to No. 14:
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`The following is a list of alleged prior art received from foreign patent offices.
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`Date
`Received
`01/26/10
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`03/23/10
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`07/24/62
`06/28/13
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`From
`Shanghai Patent &
`Trademark Office
`Shanghai Patent &
`Trademark Office
`Geimer
`Japan Patent Office
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`Bates Range
`Alleged Prior Art
`DMC00117979-
`Hong Kong Patent Application No.
`DMC00117989
`12111172.3
`DMC0117990-
`Patent Application in China No.
`DMC0118136
`200880017950.8
`DMC0118106-
`Page from 3,045,678 filed 02/26/60
`DMC0118110
`Japanese Patent Application No. 2010- DMC0118137-
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`Target Corporation
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`
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`08/26/08
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`Argentina Patent
`Office
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`06/26/12
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`Japan Patent Office
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`05/29/08
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`Chile Patent Office
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`12/20/12
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`Chile Patent Office
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`05/18/08
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`02/03/10
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`05/28/08
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`Canadian
`Intellectual
`Property Office
`Austrian Patent
`Office
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`05/28/08
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`Austrian Patent
`Office
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`06/10/11
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`02/17/10
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`07/06/11
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`Canadian Patent
`Office
`European Patent
`Office
`Taiwan Intellectual
`Property Office
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`07/04/11
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`Taiwan Intellectual
`Property Office
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`510393; International Patent
`Application No. PCT/US2008/061739
`Argentinean Patent Application No.
`P080102231 Based on U.S. Patent
`Application No. 11/756,242
`JP-U-3086624
`US 4,506,390
`Patent Application No. 1555-08 in
`Chile Based on US 11/756,242
`US 4,506,390
`US 2004/0210987
`US 2006/0010571
`US 6,311,333
`US 3,045,678
`US 4,280,229
`US 2008/0295225
`National Patent Application in
`Venezuela No. 2008/001038 claiming
`priority from US Pa. Appl. No.
`11/756,242
`Canadian Patent Application No.
`2,689,044/International Patent
`PCT/US2008/061739
`Application No. GCC/P/2008/10911
`US 4,506,390
`US 2004/0210987
`US 2006/0010571
`US 6,311,333
`US 3,045,678
`US 4,280,229
`Canadian Patent Application No.
`2,689,044/PCT International
`Application No. PCT/US2008/061739
`European Patent Application No.
`08754940.8/EP 2160109A
`Taiwanese Search Report and Office
`Action for corresponding Taiwanese
`Application No. 097119420
`US 4,506,390
`US 2004/0210987
`US 2006/0010571
`US 6,311,333
`US 3,045,678
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`DMC0118250
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`DMC0118251-
`DMC0118424
`DMC0119337-
`DMC0119345
`DMC0118425-
`DMC0118545
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`DMC0119346-
`DMC0119409
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`DMC0118546-
`DMC0118597
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`DMC0118598-
`DMC0118703
`DMC0118704-
`DMC0118709
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`DMC0119346-
`DMC0119409
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`DMC0118710-
`DMC0118728
`DMC0118729-
`DMC0118787
`DMC0118788-
`DMC0118796
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`DMC0119346-
`DMC0119409
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`Target Corporation
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`Pursuant
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`to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d), DMC will produce relevant,
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`responsive, non-privileged non-work product documents in its possession, custody, and control
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`that can be located with reasonable diligence. DMC will supplement this response to specify
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`such records in sufficient detail at the time of its document production.
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`Supplemental Response to Interrogatory No. 17:
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`DMC incorporates its prior objections to this Interrogatory.
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`In accordance with Rule
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`33(d), DMC identifies the following documents by Bates number produced to Defendants that
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`include information requested by this Interrogatory: See Bates numbers DMC0066238-
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`DMC0066243; DMC0066269-DMC0066381; DMC0066553-DMC0066571; DMC0066614-
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`DMC0066666; DMC0066675-DMC0066688; DMC0066709-DMC0066809; DMC0066909-
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`DMC0066924; DMC0116977-DMC0117009; DMC0117773-DMC0117775; DMC0117559-
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`DMC0117861; DMC0117867-DMC0117918; DMC0119741; DMC0117949; DMC0117957;
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`DMC0117961-DMC0117966; DMC0116276-DMC0116285; DMC0116289-DMC0116398;
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`DMC0116427-DMC0116448; DMC0116450-DMC0116468; DMC0116470-DMC0116485;
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`DMC0116487-DMC0116489; DMC0116492-DMC0116493; DMC0116498-DMC0116512;
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`DMC0116521-DMC0116530; DMC0116547-DMC0116563; DMC0116689-DMC0116742;
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`DMC0116762-DMC0116763; DMC0116845- DMC0116903; DMC0116905- DMC0116909;
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`DMC0116912-DMC0116959; DMC0116971- DMC0116976.
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`Discovery is ongoing and DMC reserves its right to supplement its response to this
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`Interrogatory at a later date.
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`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
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`By:
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`/s/ Paul A. Taufer
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`Paul A. Taufer (PA 58,935)
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`Michael L. Burns (PA 204,365)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`One Liberty Place
`1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`Phone: (215) 656-3385
`Fax: (215) 606-3385
`paul.taufer@dlapiper.com
`michael.burns@dlapiper.com
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`Frank W. Ryan (admitted pro hac vice)
`Tamar Y. Duvdevani (admitted pro hac vice)
`Melissa A. Reinckens (admitted pro hac vice)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`1251 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, New York 10020-1104
`Phone: (212) 335-4500
`Fax: (212) 335-4501
`frank.ryan@dlapiper.com
`tamar.duvdevani@dlapiper.com
`melissa.reinckens@dlapiper.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`DESTINATION MATERNITY
`CORPORATION
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`Dated: October 14, 2013
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`Target Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on the 14th day of October, 2013, I have served the foregoing
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`document via U.S. Mail and e-mail notification to the following attorneys of record:
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`Francis J. Grey, Jr.
`Sean L. Corgan
`Lavin O’Neil Ricci Cedrone & DiSipio
`190 North Independence Mall West
`6th and Race Streets, Suite 500
`Philadelphia, PA 19106
`Phone: (215) 627-0303
`Fax: (215) 627-2551
`fgrey@lavin-law.com
`scorgan@lavin-law.com
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`R. Trevor Carter
`Daniel M. Lechleiter
`Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
`300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1750
`Phone: (317) 237-0300
`Fax: (317) 237-1000
`trevor.carter@FaegreBD.com
`daniel.lechleiter@FaegreBD.com
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`Andrew F. Johnson
`Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
`2200 Wells Fargo Center
`90 S. Seventh Street
`Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901
`Phone: (612) 766-7000
`Fax: (612) 766-1600
`andrew.johnson@FaegreBD.com
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`/s/ Paul A. Taufer
`Paul Taufer
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`Target Corporation
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