`U.S. Patent No. 9,125,739
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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 COREVALVE LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`COLIBRI HEART VALVE LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2020-01454
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,125,739
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`DECLARATION OF CRENA PACHECO
`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF UNITED STATES PATENT NO. 9,125,739
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`Medtronic Exhibit 1024
`Medtronic Corevalve v. Colibri Heart Valve
`IPR2020-01454
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`I, Crena Pacheco, make the following Declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
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`§ 1746:
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`I am a Senior IP Paralegal at the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP.
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`I provide this Declaration in connection with the above-identified Inter
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`Partes Review proceeding that is before the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office (“USPTO”). Unless otherwise stated, the facts stated in this Declaration are
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`based on my personal knowledge.
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`3.
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`Ex. 1001 is a true and correct copy of United States Patent No.
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`9,125,739, which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`4.
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`Ex. 1003 is a true and correct copy of the Prosecution File History of
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`United States Patent No. 9,125,739, which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public
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`PAIR system. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and page
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`numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other
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`than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`5.
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`Ex. 1005 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 6,425,916 to
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`Garrison et al., which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`6.
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`Ex. 1006 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 5,957,949 to
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`Leonhardt et al., which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`7.
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`Ex. 1008 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 6,077,295 to
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`Limon et al., which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`8.
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`Ex. 1009 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 7,025,780 to
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`Gabbay, which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`9.
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`Ex. 1010 is a true and correct copy of WO 00/15147 to Phelps, et al.,
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`which was downloaded from the World Intellectual Property Organization
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`(“WIPO”) website. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and page
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`numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other
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`than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`10. Ex. 1011 is a true and correct copy of the Prosecution File History of
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`United States Patent No. 8,900,294, which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public
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`PAIR system. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and page
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`numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other
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`than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`11. Ex. 1012 is a true and correct copy of WO 98/29057 to Letac et al.,
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`which was downloaded from the World Intellectual Property Organization
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`(“WIPO”) website. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and page
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`numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other
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`than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`12. Ex. 1013 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 5,840,081 to
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`Andersen et al., which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`13. Ex. 1015 is a true and correct copy of the Prosecution File History of
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 09/659,882, which was obtained from the USPTO’s
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`Public PAIR system. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and
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`page numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations,
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`other than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`14. Ex. 1016 is a true and correct copy of the Prosecution File History of
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 10/887,688, which was received from third party
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`service, Clarivate Analytics. This document has been marked with an exhibit label
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`and page numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no
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`alterations, other than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`15. Ex. 1017 is a true and correct copy of the Prosecution File History of
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 13/675,665, which was obtained from the USPTO’s
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`Public PAIR system. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and
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`page numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations,
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`other than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`16. Ex. 1018 is a true and correct copy of the Prosecution File History of
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 10/037,266, which was received from third party
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`service, Clarivate Analytics. This document has been marked with an exhibit label
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`and page numbers on each page at the bottom right corner. However, no
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`alterations, other than these noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`17. Ex. 1019 is a true and correct copy of AneuRX Stent Graft
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`System.pdf, which was downloaded at my direction from
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`https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf/P990020c.pdf. This document has
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`been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at the bottom
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`right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings, have been
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`made to this document.
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`18. Ex. 1020 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 5,961,549 to
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`Nguyen et al., which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This
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`document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at
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`the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`19. Ex. 1021 is a true and correct copy of U.S. Patent No. 5,713,950 to
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`Cox, which was obtained from the USPTO’s Public PAIR system. This document
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`has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at the
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`bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these noted markings,
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`have been made to this document.
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`20. Ex. 1022 is a true and correct copy of a Screenshot of Docket
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`Navigator’s Time-to-Milestone Report for the United States District Court of the
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`Central District of California, which was obtained at my direction from
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`https://search.docketnavigator.com/patent/court_comparison/0/7 on September 2,
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`2020. This document has been marked with an exhibit label and page numbers on
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`each page at the bottom right corner. However, no alterations, other than these
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`noted markings, have been made to this document.
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`21. Certain pages have been resized to 8.5 x 11 inches. No content was
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`removed by this resizing.
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`22. Each of the remaining exhibits, with the exception of any exhibit that
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`has been reserved or addressed in the foregoing paragraphs, has been marked with
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`an exhibit label and page numbers on each page at the bottom right corner.
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`However, no alterations, other than these noted markings, have been made to each
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`exhibit.
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`23.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge
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`are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be
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`true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful
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`false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or
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`both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. If called to testify as to the truth of the matters stated
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`herein, I could and would testify competently.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed this 2nd day of September, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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`/Crena Pacheco/
`Crena Pacheco
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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