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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NEOCHORD, INC.
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`Petitioner,
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`UNIVERSITY OF MARLY AND, BALTIMORE
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case No.: IPR2016-XXXX
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER NEOCHORD, INC.
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`NeoChord v. Univ. of Maryland
`Exhibit 1002
`Page 1 of 3
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Petitioner, NeoChord, Inc., hereby
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`appoints:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Backup Counsel
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`Brad D. Pedersen
`Reg. No. 32,432
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P .A.
`80 South 8th Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Eric H. Chadwick, Chad J. Wickman
`Reg. No. 41,664, Reg. No. 58,356
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P .A.
`80 South 8th Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Phone: 612.349.5774
`Fax: 612.349.9266
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`pedersen@ptslaw.com
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`Phone: 612.349.5740
`Fax: 612.349.9266
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`chadwick@ptslaw.com,
`wickman@ptslaw.com
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`as its representative to act on its behalf in the above-identified petition for inter
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`partes review, with full power to appoint an associate agent, and to transact all
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`business in the United States Patent and Trademark Office in connection herewith.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a), Petitioner certifies that U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,635,386 (the '"386 Patent") is available for inter partes review and
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`that Petitioner is not barred or estopped from requesting inter partes review
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`challenging the claims of the '386 Patent. The '386 Patent has not been subject to
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`a previous estoppel-based proceeding of the AlA and Petitioner has not filed any
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`civil action challenging the validity of the '3 86 Patent.
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`NeoChord v. Univ. of Maryland
`Exhibit 1002
`Page 2 of 3
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`In accordance with 35 U.S.C § 315, Petitioner certifies that Petitioner is "the
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`real party interest," and that Petitioner is neither controlled nor receives
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`compensation from any other party served with a complaint asserting the'386
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`Patent more than one year prior to the date of this petition.
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`I have authority to sign this document on behalf of Petitioner, NeoChord,
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`Inc.
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`Signature:
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`David Chung, CEO
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`/! /t 7 / ; s-
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`Date:
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`NeoChord v. Univ. of Maryland
`Exhibit 1002
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