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`BONUTTI RESEARCH INC., and )
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`JOINT ACTI~!~ SYSTEMS, INC. )
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`LANTZ MEDICAL, INC., )
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`Defendant )
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`DEPOSITION OF RENEE D. ROGGE, produced, sworn and
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`examined on behalf of the Plaintift;, on April 10, 2015, at
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`Rose-Hulman Institute of Tectmology, 5500 Wabash Avenue,
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`Tene Haute, Indiana, before Karen K. Keim, CRR, RPR,
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`CSR-IL, CCR-MO.
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`APPEARANCES:
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`MR. ROBERT M. EVANS, JR.
`MR. MICHAEL HARTLEY
`Senniger Powers
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`St. Louis, MO 63102
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`MR. LUCAS WENTHE
`Joint Active Systems, Inc.
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`Effingham, IL 62401
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`FOR THE DEFENDANTS:
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`MR. J. BLAKE HIKE
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`MR. JACQUE WILSON
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`Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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`Reported by:
`KaJ’en K. Keim
`Certified Realtime Reporter
`Illinois CSR No. 84-1577
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`Missouri CCR No. 1328
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`Videographer:
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`IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by
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`between Counsel for ttxe Plaintift; and Counsel for the
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`Defendant that this deposition may be taken in shor tSund by
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`KAREN K. KEIM, CRR, RPR, CSR-IL, CCR-MO, mxd afle~vards
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`h-anscribed into typewriting, and the sigmatm-e of the
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`Witness Name
`3 RENEE DENISE ROGGE
`Examination By Mr. Evans ......................... 5
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`Examination By Mr. Hike .......................... 98
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`Further Examination By Mr. Evans ................. 102
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`START TIME: 11:29 A.M.
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`VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now onthe record. This
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`Today’s date is April 10tb, 2015, and the local thne is
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`This is the case of Bonutti Research
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`Incorporated and Joint Active System Incorporated versus
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`Lmxtz Medical, Incorporated. The case number is
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`1:14-cv-00609-SEB-MJD, pending in the US Dishict Couri for
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`the Southern District of h~diana.
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`This deposition is being held at the
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`Rose-Hulmm~ Instilute ofTectmology, Tene Haute, Indiana.
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`aN/IN. EVANS: Two hours.
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`Q ¥¥1mt is your full ~alile?
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`A 2000, that’s correct.
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`A Yes. I started at Rose in 2004.
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`A The nature of Rose-Hulman is if a student
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`Bonutti Research, Inc. - Exhibit 2003
`Lantz Medical Inc. v. Bonutti Research Inc. - IPR2015-00993
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