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`Filed: October 27, 2021
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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, EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
`CORPORATION, AND
`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC,
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`PETITIONERS,
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`V.
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`COLIBRI HEART VALVE LLC,
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`PATENT OWNER.
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`Case No. IPR2020-014541
`U.S. Patent No. 9,125,739
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`1 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation and Edwards Lifesciences LLC filed a petition
`in IPR2021-00775, and have been joined as petitioners in this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner Colibri Heart Valve LLC hereby respectfully requests oral
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`argument in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §42.70 and pursuant to the Scheduling
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`Order (Paper 12) entered March 11, 2021. Patent Owner proposes one hour per
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`side for the consolidated oral argument.
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`In light of COVID-19, Patent Owner understands that oral argument will
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`conducted by video conference. In the event that it is conducted in-person, Patent
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`Owner requests permission to use the audio/visual system, including the capability
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`of attaching a laptop to present demonstratives, including projector and screen for
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`computer-generated slides, and a document camera/projector.
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests oral argument on the following issues:
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`Any issues pertaining to the grounds on which this IPR was instituted.
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`This may include, for example, the level of ordinary skill in the art, claim
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`construction, the absence of elements in the prior art, and reasons/motivations to
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`combine references.
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`Any issues specified in the Petition.
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`Any issues specified in Patent Owner’s Response.
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`Any issues specified in Petitioner’s Reply.
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`Any issues specified in Patent Owner’s Sur-Reply.
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`Any issues otherwise raised by the Board.
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`Dated: October 27, 2021
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Sarah E. Spires/
`Sarah E. Spires (Reg. No. 61,501)
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm St., Ste. 4400
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`P: 214-978-6600/F: 214-978-6601
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Paul J. Skiermont (pro hac vice
`application to be submitted)
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm St., Ste. 4400
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`P: 214-978-6600/F: 214-978-6621
`Back-Up Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that I caused to be served on the
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`counsel for Petitioner a true and correct copy of the foregoing Patent Owner’s
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`Request for Oral Argument by electronic means on October 27, 2021 at the
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`following addresses of record:
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`James L. Davis, Jr.
`Scott A. McKeown
`Cassandra Roth
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`james.l.davis@ropesgray.com
`scott.mckeown@ropesgray.com
`cassandra.roth@ropesgray.com
`Medtronic-Colibri-IPR-Service@ropesgray.com
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`Brian Egan
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`began@mnat.com
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`Gregory Cordrey
`JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL, LLP
`gcordrey@jmbm.com
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`Dated: October 27, 2021
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Sarah E. Spires/
`Sarah E. Spires (Reg. No. 61,501)
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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