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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRJCT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRJCT OF DELAWARE
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`NATERA, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`V.
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`ARCHERDX, INC., ARCHERDX, LLC and
`INVITAE CORP.,
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`Defendants.
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`) C.A. No. 20-125 (GBW)
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`(CONSOLIDATED)
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`JURY TRJAL DEMANDED
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`VERDICT FORM
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`Instructions: When answering the following questions and completing this Verdict Form, please
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`follow the directions provided and follow the Jury Instructions that you have been given. Your
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`answer to each question must be unanimous. Some of the questions contain legal terms that are
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`defined and explained in the Jury Instructions. Please refer to the Jury Instructions if you are
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`unsure about the meaning or usage of any legal term that appears in the questions below.
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`As used herein:
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`1. "Natera" refers to Plaintiff Natera, Inc.
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`2. "Defendants" refers to Defendants ArcherDX, Inc., ArcherDX, LLC and Invitae Corp.
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`3. The '"172 Patent" refers to U.S. Patent No. 10,557,172.
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`4. The "' 708 Patent" refers to U.S. Patent No. 10,597,708.
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`5. The "'220 Patent" refers to U.S. Patent No. 10,731,220.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 2 of 12 PageID #: 57111
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`We, the jury, unanimously find as follows.
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`DIRECT INFRINGEMENT
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`1. Has Natera proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants directly infringed
`any asserted claim of the ' 172 patent? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Natera; a "NO"
`answer is a finding for Defendants):
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`CLAIM
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`6
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`8
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`2. Has Natera proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants directly infringed
`any asserted claim of the '220 patent? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Natera; a "NO"
`answer is a finding for Defendants):
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`CLAIM
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`1,
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`3
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`4
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`6
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`7
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`3. Has Natera proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants directly infringed
`any asserted claim of the ' 708 patent? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Natera; a "NO"
`answer is a finding for Defendants):
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`CLAIM
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`19
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`1
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 3 of 12 PageID #: 57112
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`SAFE HARBOR
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`4. Have Defendants proven by a preponderance of the evidence that use of the PCM
`products was reasonably related to the development and submission of information to the
`U.S. Food and Drug Administration (also known as the FDA)? (a "YES" answer is a
`finding for Defendants; a "NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`YES:
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`- - - - -
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`NO:
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`- - - - -
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`2
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 4 of 12 PageID #: 57113
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`INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT
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`5. Has Natera proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants indirectly
`infringed any asserted claim of the '172 patent either by induced infringement or
`contributory infringement? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Natera; a "NO" answer is a
`finding for Defendants):
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`CLAIM
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`INDUCED
`INFRINGEMENT
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`CONTRIBUTORY
`INFRINGEMENT
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`YES
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`NO
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`6
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`8
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`6. Has Natera proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants indirectly
`infringed any asserted claim of the '220 patent either by induced infringement or
`contributory infringement? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Natera; a "NO" answer is a
`finding for Defendants):
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`CLAIM
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`INDUCED
`INFRINGEMENT
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`CONTRIBUTORY
`INFRINGEMENT
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`YES
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`NO
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`YES
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`NO
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`I'
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`1
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`3
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`4
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`6
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`7
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`3
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 5 of 12 PageID #: 57114
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`7. Has Natera proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants indirectly
`infringed any asserted claim of the '708 patent either by induced infringement or
`contributory infringement? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Natera; a ''NO" answer is a
`finding for Defendants):
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`INDUCED
`INFRINGEMENT
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`CONTRIBUTORY
`INFRINGEMENT
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`YES
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`NO
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`YES
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`NO
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`CLAIM
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`1
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`19
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`4
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 6 of 12 PageID #: 57115
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`VALIDITY: ANTICIPATION AND OBVIOUSNESS
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`8. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the ' 172 patent are invalid because it would have been anticipated based on
`Iafrate? (a "YES" answer is a finding for Defendants; a "NO" answer is a finding for
`Natera):
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`CLAIM
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`INVALID DUE TO
`ANTICIPATION
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`6
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`8
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`9. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the '220 patent are invalid because it is anticipated based on Iafrate? (a "YES"
`answer is a finding for Defendants; a ''NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`CLAIM
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`,,
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`INVALID DUE TO
`ANTICIPATION
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`3
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`4
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`6
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`7
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`5
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 7 of 12 PageID #: 57116
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`10. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the ' 708 patent are invalid because it would have been obvious to a person of
`ordinary skill in the art based on Blomquist in view of Forshew? (a "YES" answer is a
`finding for Defendants; a "NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`INVALID DUE TO
`OBVIOUSNESS
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`YES
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`NO
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`CLAIM
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`1
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`19
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`6
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 8 of 12 PageID #: 57117
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`VALIDITY: WRITTEN DESCRIPTION, DEFINITENESS, OR FAILURE TO CLAIM
`WHAT THE INVENTORS REGARDED AS THEIR INVENTION
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`11 . Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the '172 patent are invalid because the patent lacks adequate written
`description, or fails to claim what the inventors regarded as their invention? (a "YES"
`answer is a finding for Defendants; a "NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`Ii
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`INVALID FOR
`FAILURE TO
`INVALID DUE
`CLAIMWHAT
`TOLACKOF
`THE
`INVENTORS
`WRITTEN
`CLAIM DESCRIPTION REGARDED AS
`THEIR
`INVENTION
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`YES
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`NO
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`6
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`8
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`7
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 9 of 12 PageID #: 57118
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`12. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the '220 patent are invalid because the patent lacks adequate written
`description, or fails to claim what the inventors regarded as their invention? (a "YES"
`answer is a finding for Defendants; a ''NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`INVALID DUE
`TO LACK OF
`WRITTEN
`DESCRIPTION
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`,,
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`INVALID FOR
`FAILURE TO
`CLAIMWHAT
`THE INVENTORS
`REGARDEDAS
`THEIR
`INVENTION
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`YES
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`NO
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`YES
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`NO
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`CLAIM
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`p
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`1
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`3
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`4
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`6
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`7
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`13. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the ' 708 patent are invalid because the patent is indefinite? (a "YES" answer is
`a finding for Defendants; a "NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`INVALID DUE TO
`INDEFINITENESS
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`YES
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`NO
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`CLAIM
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`1
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`19
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`8
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 10 of 12 PageID #: 57119
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`INVENTORSIDP
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`14. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the '172 patent are invalid for failing to name the proper inventors? ( a "YES"
`answer is a finding for Defendants; a ''NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`CLAIM
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`INVALID DUE TO
`IMPROPER
`INVENTORSIDP
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`6
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`8
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`15. Have Defendants proven by clear and convincing evidence that any of the following
`claims of the ' 220 patent are invalid for failing to name the proper inventors? (a "YES"
`answer is a finding for Defendants; a "NO" answer is a finding for Natera):
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`CLAIM
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`INVALID DUE TO
`IMPROPER
`INVENTORSHIP
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`YES
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`NO
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`1
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`3
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`4
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`6
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`7
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`9
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`Case 1:20-cv-00125-GBW Document 606 Filed 05/12/23 Page 11 of 12 PageID #: 57120
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`DAMAGES
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`You are only to answer Question Nos. 16-18 below if you have found an Asserted Claim of the
`Patents-in-Suit to be infringed and not invalid.
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`16. What is the total amount of damages Natera has proven by a preponderance of the
`evidence that it is entitled to be paid for lost profits as a result of Defendants' infringing
`sales of PCM?
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`Amount:$ - - - - - - - - - -
`17. For any PCM sales on which you did not award lost profits, what is the total amount of
`damages Natera has proven by a preponderance of the evidence that it is entitled to be
`paid as a reasonable royalty for past sales of Defendants' PCM?
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`Royalty Rate: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ %
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`Amount for Sales in the United States: $ - - - - - - - - - -
`Amount for Sales Outside United States: $ - - - - - - - - - -
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`18. What is the total amount of damages Natera has proven by a preponderance of the
`evidence that it is entitled to be paid as a reasonable royalty for Defendants' past sales
`of the accused products other than PCM?
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`Royalty Rate: _________ %
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`Amount for Sales in the United States: $ - - - - - - - - - -
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`Amount for Sales Outside United States: $ - - - - - - - - - -
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`UNANIMOUS VERDICT
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`UPON REACHING A UNANIMOUS VERDICT ON EACH QUESTION ABOVE,
`EACH JUROR MUST SIGN BELOW.
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`We, the jury, unanimously agree to the answers to the above questions and return them
`under the instructions of this Court as our verdict in this case.
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`Jury Foreperson
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`Juror
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