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`etremblay@robinskaplan.com; Cannon, Kulunie; Swift, Erica
`RE: IPR2020-00126, 00127, 00128, 00129, 00130, 00132, 00134, 00135, 00136, 00137, 00138
`Tuesday, March 2, 2021 3:31:25 PM
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`Good afternoon,
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`Patent Owner’s request that Megan Christner be permitted to
`participate in the oral hearing as a LEAP practitioner is granted.
`Patent Owner is granted an additional fifteen minutes of argument
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`J. Danielle Jackson
`571.270.0629
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`From: Derek Vandenburgh <DVandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com>
`Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 8:45 PM
`To: PTAB Hearings <PTABHearings@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: VSI-MDT <VSI-MDT@carlsoncaspers.com>; MDT-IPR <MDT-IPR@RobinsKaplan.com>
`Subject: IPR2020-00126, 00127, 00128, 00129, 00130, 00132, 00134, 00135, 00136, 00137, 00138
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`Dear Board:
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`In accordance with the Order Setting Final Argument in the above-captioned IPRs, Patent Owner
`hereby requests permission for Megan Christner to participate in the Final Hearing as a LEAP
`practitioner. Attached is the request and verification form for Ms. Christner. The Board’s Order did
`not indicate that this document should be filed; please let me know if you would like us to do so.
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`Given that the Hearing is already scheduled for a full day, Patent Owner does not currently
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`Pursuant to the Order, Patent Owner further requests that, in addition to counsel of record, the
`following individuals be granted permission to listen in to the video hearing: Dan Logue, Howard Cyr
`and Greg Smock (all attorneys with Teleflex) and Pete Keith (Teleflex expert).
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`Derek Vandenburgh
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`Direct: 612.436.9618
`Cell: 612-991-3952
`DVandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
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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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`MEDTRONIC, INC., AND MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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`TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.A.R.L.
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-00126
`IPR2020-00127
`IPR2020-00128
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`LEAP PRACTITIONER REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`LEAP REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING PARTICIPATION
`On behalf of Patent Owner Teleflex Life Sciences Limited, I request that
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`Hearing Date: March 8, 2021
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`LEAP PRACTITIONER VERFICATION FORM
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Megan Christner, hereby verify and affirm
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`By this statement, I affirm that I have three or fewer substantive oral hearing
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`Dated: March 1, 2021.
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`/Megan E. Christner /
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`Registration No. 78,979
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`LEAP Practitioner: Megan Christner
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