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` Entered: August 27, 2021
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF
`THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`MEDTRONIC, INC. and MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.À.R.L.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-00129 (Patent RE45,380 E)
`IPR2020-00138 (Patent RE47,379 E)
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`Before ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the
`Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
`Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`ORDER
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`IPR2020-00129 (Patent RE45,380 E)
`IPR2020-00138 (Patent RE47,379 E)
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`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in each of these cases. See, e.g., IPR2020-00129, Ex. 3100. Each request
`was referred to Mr. Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the Functions
`and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`It is ORDERED that the request for Director review in each case is denied;
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`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision in each case is the final decision of the agency.
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`IPR2020-00129 (Patent RE45,380 E)
`IPR2020-00138 (Patent RE47,379 E)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Cyrus Morton
`Sharon Roberg-Perez
`Christopher Pinahs
`William E. Manske
`Emily J. Tremblay
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`cmorton@robinskaplan.com
`sroberg-perez@robinskaplan.com
`cpinahs@robinskaplan.com
`wmanske@robinskaplan.com
`etremblay@robinskaplan.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Derek Vandenburgh
`Dennis Bremer
`CARLSON, CASPERS, VANDENBURGH & LINDQUIST, P.A.
`dvandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
`dbremer@carlsoncaspers.com
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