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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.
`Petitioner,
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`TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.A.R.L.
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-01341
`U.S. Patent No. 8,142,413
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST
`FOR ORAL ARGUMENT PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Order Modifying Scheduling Order
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`(Paper 18) Patent Owner Teleflex requests an opportunity to present oral argument
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`regarding the claims challenged in IPR2020-01341 (Patent No. 8,142,413),
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`IPR2020-01342 (Patent No. 8,142,413), IPR2020-01343 (Patent No. RE46,116),
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`and IPR2020-01344 (Patent No. RE46,116). The Board has set a hearing on this
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`matter for November 18, 2021. Paper 18, Due Date 8. Patent Owner requests oral
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`argument (without waiving consideration of any issue not listed below) to address
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`the grounds on which these IPRs were instituted, including the specific invalidity
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`grounds raised in the Petitions of the instituted trials, the parties’ dispute regarding
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`conception and reduction to practice (“Conception/RTP”) in IPR2020-01341 and
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`IPR2020-01343, any additional issues identified in Petitioner’s request for oral
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`argument, and any additional issues on which the Board seeks clarification.
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`Patent Owner has conferred with Petitioner about the parties’ respective
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`proposals for conduct of the proceedings. Agreement was not reached. Patent
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`Owner therefore requests that the Board provide the following:
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`• Conception/RTP: 30 minutes oral argument per side; and
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`• 35 U.S.C. §§ 102/103 issues: 45 minutes oral argument per side.
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`Approximately seven people from Patent Owner’s side will attend the oral
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`argument.
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`Patent Owner requests technology to display demonstrative exhibits,
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`including technology to allow the exhibits to be viewed by any Judge participating
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`remotely. Patent Owner understands that the Scheduling Order (Paper 9) set oral
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`argument, if requested, to take place at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, but that in light of the ongoing COVID-19
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`pandemic and the Board’s March 13, 2020 notice (https://www.uspto.gov/about-
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`us/news-updates/uspto-update-person-meetings), the oral argument will be
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`conducted remotely by video or telephone. Patent Owner respectfully requests that
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`oral argument be conducted by videoconference rather than teleconference, if
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`possible.
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`If this request for oral argument is granted, Patent Owner will direct its
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`request for audio-visual technology to PTABHearings@uspto.gov.
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`Dated: September 28, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/J. Derek Vandenburgh /
`J. Derek Vandenburgh (Lead Counsel)
`Registration No. 32,179
`Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh
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`225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 436-9600
`Facsimile: (612) 436-9650
`Email:
`DVandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) and the agreement of the parties, the
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`undersigned certifies that on September 28, 2021, a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing Patent Owner’s Request for Oral Argument Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.70(a) was served via electronic mail upon the following:
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`Cyrus A. Morton (Reg. No. 44,954)
`Sharon Roberg-Perez (Reg. No. 69,600)
`Christopher A. Pinahs (Reg. No. 76,375)
`Robins Kaplan LLP
`800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2800
`Minneapolis, MN 55401
`Phone: 349-8500
`Fax: 612-339-4181
`Email: Cmorton@robinskaplan.com
`Email: Sroberg-perez@robinskaplan.com
`Email: Cpinahs@robinskaplan.com
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`/ J. Derek Vandenburgh /
`J. Derek Vandenburgh (Lead Counsel for Patent Owner)
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