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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.,
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`Case No. IPR2018-00934
`U.S. Patent No. 8,998,058
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`JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY DUE DATES 3-5
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`The parties to this proceeding have reached an agreement to extend Due
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`Dates 3-5 as set forth in the Scheduling Order entered on December 7, 2018 (Paper
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`10). As permitted by the Scheduling Order, the parties hereby stipulate to, and
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`jointly request entry of, the modification of Due Dates as follows:
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`Current Deadline
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`New Deadline
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`July 19, 2019
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`August 13, 2019
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`August 16, 2019
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`Notwithstanding the agreed upon modifications listed above, the due date for the
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`parties to submit requests for oral argument will remain August 6, 2019, which is
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`the original date for Due Date 4.
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`All other due dates remain unchanged, as listed in the Due Date Appendix of
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`the Scheduling Order. This paper is being filed by counsel for Patent Owner with
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`counsel for the Petitioner’s approval.
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`IPR2018-00934
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`Dated: June 26, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Anish R. Desai/
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`Anish R. Desai
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`Reg. No. 73,760
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` WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
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`T: 212-310-8730
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`E: anish.desai@weil.com
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
`DUE DATE 1 ..................................................................................... March 5, 2019
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`Patent Owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent Owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ..................................................................June 4, 2019 June 11, 2019
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ................................................................July 12, 2019 July 19, 2019
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`Patent Owner’s sur-reply to reply
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`Patent Owner’s reply to opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ........................................................ August 6, 2019 August 13, 2019
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`Petitioner’s sur-reply to reply to opposition to motion to amend
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument (Unchanged – August 6, 2019)
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`DUE DATE 5 ...................................................... August 13, 2019 August 16, 2019
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 .................................................................................. August 20, 2019
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`Request for prehearing conference
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`DUE DATE 7 .............................................................................. September 5, 2019
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on June 26, 2019, a copy of JOINT STIPULATION
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`TO MODIFY DUE DATES 3-5 and any accompanying exhibits was served by
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`filing this document through the PTAB’s E2E Filing System as well as
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`delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the following:
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`John C. Phillips
`Steven R. Katz
`Ryan P. O’Connor
`FISH & RICHARDSON
`3200 RBC Plaza, 60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`/Timothy J. Andersen/
`Timothy J. Andersen
`Case Manager
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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`T: 202-682-7075
`E: timothy.andersen@weil.com
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