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`Paper No. 5
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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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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION and
`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
`Petitioners
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`VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00759
`Patent 8,142,413
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`Date: June 5, 2014
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`Before GLENN PERRY,
`Administrative Patent Judge
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`PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICES
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Patent Owner submits the following Mandatory Notice information as
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`required under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), as summarized below, via the Patent
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`Review Processing System (PRPS).
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`I. MANDATORY NOTICES (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2))
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real party-in-interest is the Patent Owner, Vascular Solutions, Inc., as
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`indicated by the assignment recorded on March 9, 2011, at Reel 025923/Frame
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`0893.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The Patent Owner is presently asserting its U.S. Patent Nos. 8,142,413 (‘413
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`patent), 8,048,032 (‘032 patent), and 8,292,850 (‘850 patent) against Boston
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`Scientific Corp. in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The case is
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`entitled Vascular Solutions, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp., No. 12-1172
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`(JRT/SER) (May 16, 2013).
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`Petitioner has filed five separate petitions seeking review of these patents, as
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`follows: IPR2014-00760 and IPR2014-00761 for the ‘032 patent; IPR2014-00759
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`for the ‘413 patent; and IPR2014-00762 and IPR2014-00763 for the ‘850 patents.
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`Patent Owner has filed a reissue application for the ‘850 patent, Serial No.
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`14/070161, filed 11/1/2013, and three reissue continuation applications, Serial Nos.
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`14/195385, 14/195413, and 14/195435, all filed 3/3/2014.
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`C.
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`Lead and Back-up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`The Patent Owner designates the following as lead and back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Kenneth E. Levitt (Reg. No. 39,747)
`Dorsey & Whitney LLP
`50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 340-2755
`Facsimile: (612) 340-2868
`Email: levitt.kenneth@dorsey.com
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`Brad D. Pedersen (Reg. No. 32,432)
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.
`80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: 612-349-5774
`Facsimile: 612-349-9266
`Email: pedersen@ptslaw.com
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`It should be noted that the firm name and address of patent counsel of record
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`were incorrectly identified in the Petition (as “Petersen” instead of “Pedersen”, and
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`in the Notice of Filing Date Accorded (Paper No. 3).
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`A Power of Attorney appointing the designated counsel as attorneys for the
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`Patent Owner for this Inter Partes Review proceeding is submitted herewith.
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`The Patent Owner hereby consents to service by email addressed to lead and
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`back-up counsel at the following email addresses:
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`VSI-BSC-IPR@dorsey.com and
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`PRPS@ptslaw.com
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`II. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO FILE PRELIMINARY
`RESPONSE
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`Patent Owner explicitly reserves the right to file a Patent Owner Preliminary
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`Response within the three-month time period from the May 15, 2014, filing date
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`that has been accorded for the Inter Partes Petition.
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`Dated: June 5, 2014
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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` /Kenneth E. Levitt/
`Kenneth E. Levitt (Reg. No. 39,747)
`levitt.kenneth@dorsey.com
`DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
`Suite 1500, 50 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
`Telephone: (612) 340-2755
`Facsimile: (612) 340-2868
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the Patent Owner’s Power of
`Attorney was served by emailing Petitioner’s counsel at
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`Dated: June 5, 2014
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` /Kenneth E. Levitt/
`Kenneth E. Levitt (Reg. No. 39,747)
`levitt.kenneth@dorsey.com
`DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
`Suite 1500, 50 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
`Telephone: (612) 340-2755
`Facsimile: (612) 340-2868
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