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`Swift, Erica
`Derek Vandenburgh
`Bobo, Pat; PTAB Hearings; Cannon, Kulunie; VSI-MDT; MDT-IPR
`RE: IPR2020-01341, -01342, -01343, and -01344
`Friday, November 12, 2021 10:24:00 AM
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`Good Morning,
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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 time during the oral hearing. For guidance regarding LEAP, please visit the USPTO
`website: www.uspto.gov/leap.
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`Best,
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`Erica Swift
`Chief Clerk of the Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`From: PTAB Hearings <PTABHearings@USPTO.GOV>
`Sent: Friday, November 12, 2021 8:58 AM
`To: Cannon, Kulunie <Kulunie.Cannon@USPTO.GOV>; Swift, Erica <Erica.Swift@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: Bobo, Pat <Pat.Bobo@USPTO.GOV>
`Subject: FW: IPR2020-01341, -01342, -01343, and -01344
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`Good Morning:
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`Attached is a LEAP request.
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`Regards,
`Gregory
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`From: Derek Vandenburgh <DVandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com>
`Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:24 PM
`To: PTAB Hearings <PTABHearings@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: VSI-MDT <VSI-MDT@carlsoncaspers.com>; MDT-IPR <MDT-IPR@RobinsKaplan.com>
`Subject: IPR2020-01341, -01342, -01343, and -01344
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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. In connection with the
`LEAP request, Patent Owner requests up to an additional 10 minutes of oral argument time.
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`Best regards,
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`Derek Vandenburgh
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`J. Derek Vandenburgh
`Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh, &
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`Direct: 612.436.9618
`Cell: 612-991-3952
`DVandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
`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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`IPR2020-01341
`IPR2020-01342
`IPR2020-01343
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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: November 18, 2021
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`/J. Derek Vandenburgh /
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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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`Dated: November 11, 2021.
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`Registration No. 78,979
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