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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`FLEXUSPINE, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01830
`Patent 8,123,810
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Case No. IPR2015-01830
`Patent No. 8,123,810
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`FLEXUSPINE, INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, the Patent Owner submits the following
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`Mandatory Notices in response to the Petition for Inter Partes Review under 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.100.
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`1.
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`Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`Flexuspine, Inc. is the owner by assignment of U.S. Patent No. 8,123,810
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`(“the ’810 patent”).
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`2.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The following judicial matter, in which the ‘810 patent is at issue, may affect
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`or be affected by a decision in this proceeding:
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`(a) Flexuspine,
`Inc., Civil Action
`v. Globus Medical,
`Inc.
`No. 6:15-cv-00201-JRG-KNM, pending in the Eastern District of
`Texas, Tyler Division.
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`Several patents, which are related to the ‘810 patent, are at issue in the
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`following inter partes review proceedings:
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`(a) Globus Medical, Inc. v. Flexuspine, Inc., Case IPR2015-01721,
`involving U.S. Patent 7,316,714;
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`(b) Globus Medical, Inc. v. Flexuspine, Inc., Case IPR2015-01749,
`involving U.S. Patent 7,204,853;
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`(c) Globus Medical, Inc. v. Flexuspine, Inc., Case IPR2015-14755,
`involving U.S. Patent 7,909,869; and
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`(d) Globus Medical, Inc. v. Flexuspine, Inc., Case IPR2015-01795,
`involving U.S. Patent 8,647,386.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10(a), Patent Owner provides the
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`following designation of counsel:
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Brett M. Pinkus (Reg. No. 59,980)
`FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE
`604 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200
`Fort Worth, TX 76102
`Phone: (817) 334-0400
`Fax: (817) 334-0401
`pinkus@fsclaw.com
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`Back-up Counsel:
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`Jonathan T. Suder
`(pro hac vice motion pending)
`FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE
`604 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200
`Fort Worth, TX 76102
`Phone: (817) 334-0400
`Fax: (817) 334-0401
`jts@fsclaw.com
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`Mark D. Strachan
`(pro hac vice motion pending)
`SAYLES│WERBNER, P.C.
`1201 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, Texas 75270
`Phone: (214) 939-8700
`Fax: (214) 939-8787
`mstrachan@swtriallaw.com
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Power of Attorneys for lead and back-up
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`counsel are filed herewith.
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`Motions seeking pro hac vice admission for back-up counsel Jonathan T.
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`Suder and Mark D. Strachan pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) are filed herewith.
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`4.
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Patent Owner consents to email service for the respective lead or back-up
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`counsel designated above, with courtesy copies to hermesch@fsclaw.com and
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`5.
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`Payment of Fees under 37 C.F.R. § 42.103
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`The undersigned authorizes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to charge
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`any applicable fees associated with this proceeding to Deposit Account No. 50-6282.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / Brett M. Pinkus /
`Brett M. Pinkus
`Reg. No. 59,980
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`Jonathan T. Suder
`(pro hac vice motion pending)
`FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE
`604 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200
`Fort Worth, TX 76102
`Phone: (817) 334-0400
`Fax: (817) 334-0401
`jts@fsclaw.com
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`Mark D. Strachan
`(pro hac vice motion pending)
`SAYLES│WERBNER, P.C.
`1201 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, Texas 75270
`Phone: (214) 939-8700
`Fax: (214) 939-8787
`mstrachan@swtriallaw.com
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`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: September 9, 2015
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`Brett M. Pinkus
`Reg. No. 59,980
`FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE
`604 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200
`Fort Worth, TX 76102
`Phone: (817) 334-0400
`Fax: (817) 334-0401
`pinkus@fsclaw.com
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this the 9th day of September, 2015, a true and correct
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`copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8, were served via electronic mail, as agreed to by counsel, upon the
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`following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`George D. Moustakas: gdmoustakas@hdp.com
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`David P. Utykanski: dutykanski@hdp.com
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` Brett M. Pinkus /
`Brett M. Pinkus
`Registration No. 59,980
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