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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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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-01294
`Patent 6,371,962
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`Mailed: May 4, 2017
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`Before Thomas Green, Trial Paralegal
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for inter partes review in the above proceeding has been
`accorded the filing date of April 24, 2017.
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`IPR2017-01294
`Patent No. 6,371,962
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`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
`The Petition, in omitting a statement of specific statutory grounds for
`relief under 35 U.S.C. §102 or §103, does not conform to the requirements
`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(2).
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E), accessible from the
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`Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users
`must register with PTAB E2E. Information regarding how to register with
`and use PTAB E2E is available at the Board Web site.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Thomas Green at 571-272-0327 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
`A. James Isbester,
`Craig S. Summers
`Joshua Stowell
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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`jisbester@kilpatricktownsend.com
` 2css@knobbe.com
`joshua.stowell@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Oliver F. Arrett
`Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus
`6109 Blue Circle Drive
`Suite 2000
`Minneapolis, MN 55343-9131
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`Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus
`9531 West 78th Street.,
`Suite 400
`Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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`Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
`ONE Scimed Place
`Maple Grove, MN 55311
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`Timothy A. French
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`225 Franklin Street
`Boston, MA 02110
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