Troy R. Norred, M.d. v. Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Medtronic Corevalve, LLC

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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TROY R. NORRED, M.D.,
Appellant
v.
MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC VASCULAR,
INC., MEDTRONIC COREVALVE, LLC,
Appellees
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2015-1731
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014-
00110.
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TROY R. NORRED, M.D.,
Appellant
v.
MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC VASCULAR,
INC., MEDTRONIC COREVALVE, LLC,
Appellees
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2015-1874
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NORRED v. MEDTRONIC, INC. 2
Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in No. IPR2014-
00111.
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TROY R. NORRED, M.D.,
Appellant
v.
MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC VASCULAR,
INC., MEDTRONIC COREVALVE, LLC,
Appellees
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2016-1031
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in No. IPR2014-
00395.
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Decided: May 10, 2016
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J AMES J. K ERNELL , Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau &
Kleypas, LLC, Leawood, KS, argued for appellant. Also
represented by D AVID L OUIS MARCUS , Bartle & Marcus
LLC, Kansas City, MO.
J OHN C. O’Q UINN, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington,
DC, argued for appellees. Also represented by WILLIAM H.
BURGESS ; J ACK S. B ARUFKA , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman LLP, McLean, VA; EVAN F INKEL , Los Angeles,
CA.

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NORRED v. MEDTRONIC, INC. 3
T HOMAS W. K RAUSE, Office of the Solicitor, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for
intervenor Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by SCOTT
WEIDENFELLER , MARY L. K ELLY , F ARHEENA YASMEEN
RASHEED, M ONICA BARNES L ATEEF .
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Before P ROST , Chief Judge, D YK and REYNA , Circuit
Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
Having heard and considered case numbers 2015-
1731, 2015-1874, and 2016-1031, we affirm the decisions
of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in case numbers
2015-1731 and 2015-1874. Based on the affirmance of
those two cases, we dismiss as moot case number 2016-
1031.
AFFIRMED AS TO 2015-1731, 2015-1874 AND
DISMISSED AS TO 2016-1031

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