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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.
`Petitioners,
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`TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.À.R.L.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2020-01343
`Patent RE46,116
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`MANDATORY NOTICE OF
`PATENT OWNER TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner, Teleflex Life Sciences Limited1
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`(“Teleflex”), submits the following mandatory notice information:
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`1. Real Party-In-Interest
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`Teleflex Medical Devices S.À.R.L. is the real party-in-interest. Patent
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`Owner Teleflex also identifies the following additional real parties in interest:
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`Vascular Solutions LLC, Arrow International, Inc., and Teleflex LLC. Teleflex
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`Incorporated is the ultimate parent of the entities listed above.
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`2. Related Matters
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`The ’116 patent is the subject of litigation in the following actions in U.S.
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`District Court for the District of Minnesota, currently stayed: Vascular Solutions
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`LLC, et al. v. Medtronic, Inc., et al., No. 19-cv-01760 (D. Minn., filed July 2,
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`2019); and (ii) QXMedical, LLC v. Vascular Solutions, LLC, No. 17-cv-01969 (D.
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`Minn., filed June 8, 2017).
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`The ʼ116 patent is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 8,292,850 (“the ʼ850 patent”).
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`The ’850 patent was previously at issue (i) in the U.S. District Court for the
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`1 Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L. merged into Teleflex Medical Devices S.A.R.L.,
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`and Teleflex Medical Devices S.A.R.L. transferred ownership of U.S. Patent No.
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`RE46,116 to Teleflex Life Sciences Limited. The assignment documents were
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`recorded with the United States Patent & Trademark Office on January 27, 2020.
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`District of Minnesota in Vascular Solutions, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp., No.
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`13-cv-01172 (D. Minn., filed May 16, 2013), and (ii) at the PTAB in Boston
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`Scientific Corp. v. Vascular Solutions, Inc., IPR2014-00762, IPR2014-00763
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`(P.T.A.B., terminated Aug. 11, 2014).
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`The Petitioners in this IPR have also filed another petition challenging
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`claims of the ’116 patent, IPR2020-01344.
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`3. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`The lead counsel for Patent Owner is:
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`J. Derek Vandenburgh, Reg. No. 32,179
`Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.
`Capella Tower, Suite 4200
`225 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Email: dvandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
`Telephone number: (612) 436-9600
`Facsimile number: (612) 436-9605
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`The back-up counsel for Patent Owner is:
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`Dennis C. Bremer, Reg. No. 40,528
`Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.
`Capella Tower, Suite 4200
`225 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Email: dbremer@carlsoncaspers.com
`Telephone number: (612) 436-9600
`Facsimile number: (612) 436-9605
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`4. Service Information
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at the email addresses
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`provided above.
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`Dated: August 20, 2020.
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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
`Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
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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 August 20, 2020, a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing Mandatory Notices of Patent Owner Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 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)
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