`571-272-7822
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`Paper: 16
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`Entered: May 17, 2019
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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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`ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. and ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NUVASIVE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases1
`IPR2019-00361 (Patent 8,187,334 B2)
`IPR2019-00362 (Patent 8,361,156 B2)
`IPR2019-00546 (Patent 8,187,334 B2)
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`Before DENISE M. POTHIER, HYUN J. JUNG, and
`SHEILA F. McSHANE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be entered in each
`proceeding. The parties are not authorized to use a multiple-case caption.
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`IPR2019-00361 (Patent 8,187,334 B2)
`IPR2019-00362 (Patent 8,361,156 B2)
`IPR2019-00546 (Patent 8,187,334 B2)
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`A conference call was held on May 16, 2019, between counsel for
`Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Alphatec Spine, Inc. (collectively “Petitioner”),
`counsel for NuVasive, Inc. (“Patent Owner”), and Judges Pothier, Jung, and
`McShane to discuss Petitioner’s request for authorization to file a limited
`reply to Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response in each of the above-
`captioned proceedings.
`In particular, Petitioner sought authorization to file a reply limited to
`Patent Owner’s arguments that the Petition: (1) fails to meet the
`requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 312; (2) contradicts prior Board decisions
`affirmed by the Federal Circuit; and (3) fails to address objective indicia of
`nonobviousness. In responses to questions by the Board, Petitioner
`indicated that the present records of these cases include sufficient evidence
`for the Board to determine whether the Petition fails to meet the
`requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 312 and whether the Petition contradicts
`previous Board findings. Petitioner also agreed that any issue concerning
`objective indicia of nonobviousness would not by itself be sufficient to serve
`as a basis for denying institution and that the issue could be further
`developed during trial, if the cases are instituted. Patent Owner responded
`that Petitioner failed to show good cause for authorizing a limited reply.
`Under these circumstances, we determine that Petitioner has not
`demonstrated good cause to file a reply to Patent Owner’s Preliminary
`Response.
`It is hereby:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for authorization to file a reply to
`Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response is denied.
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`IPR2019-00361 (Patent 8,187,334 B2)
`IPR2019-00362 (Patent 8,361,156 B2)
`IPR2019-00546 (Patent 8,187,334 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jovial Wong
`David Dalke
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`jwong@winston.com
`ddalke@winston.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael Rosato
`Paul Tripodi
`Sonja Gerrad
`Jad A. Mills
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`mrosato@wsgr.com
`ptripodi@wsgr.com
`sgerrard@wsgr.com
`jmills@wsgr.com
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