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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

Civil Action No. C06-02559 SI

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Frank E. Scherkenbach, SBN 142549 (scherkenbach@fr.com) 

Fish & Richardson P.C. 

225 Franklin Street 

Boston, MA 02110-2804 

Telephone: (617) 542-5070 

Facsimile: (617) 542-8906 

John M. Farrell, SBN 99649 (jfarrell@fr.com) 

Fish & Richardson P.C. 

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 

Redwood City, CA 94063 

Telephone: (650) 839-5070 

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071 

Thomas S. McClenahan, SBN 203204 (mcclenahan@fr.com) 

Fish & Richardson P.C. 

3300 Dain Rauscher Plaza 

60 South Sixth Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Telephone: (612) 335-5070 

Facsimile: (612) 288-9696 

Attorneys for Defendant 

KYPHON INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION) 

MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC 

VASCULAR, INC., MEDTRONIC USA, INC., 

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD., 

MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., and 

SDGI HOLDINGS, INC., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

KYPHON INC., 

 Defendant. 

Civil Action No. C06-02559 SI 

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

THEREON 

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1 KYPHON INC.’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO STRIKE 

MEDTRONIC’S OVERLENTH REPLY BRIEF 

PURSUANT TO CIV. L.R. 7-4(b) 

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Plaintiffs Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Medtronic USA, Inc., Medtronic 

Vascular Galway Ltd., Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., and SDGI Holdings, Inc. (“Medtronic”) 

and Defendant Kyphon Inc. (“Kyphon”) hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. As a result of a merger consummated November 2,2007, between Medtronic and 

Kyphon, pursuant to which Kyphon became a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Medtronic 

and Kyphon have resolved the issues being litigated in the above-entitled lawsuit. 

2. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 41(a)(1)(ii), Medtronic and Kyphon hereby agree to 

dismiss with prejudice this lawsuit, with each party to bear its own litigation costs, attorneys’ fees, 

and other expenses arising from or related to this litigation. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: November 8, 2007 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

By: /s/ Shelley K. Mack 

Shelley K. Mack 

Attorneys for Defendant KYPHON INC. 

Dated: November 8, 2007 AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD LLP 

By: /s/ Sean P. DeBruine 

Sean P. DeBruine 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs MEDTRONIC, INC., 

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., 

MEDTRONIC USA, INC., MEDTRONIC 

VASCULAR GALWAY LTD., MEDTRONIC 

SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., and SDGI 

HOLDINGS, INC. 

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MEDTRONIC’S OVERLENTH REPLY BRIEF 

PURSUANT TO CIV. L.R. 7-4(b) 

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DECLARATION OF CONSENT

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest under 

penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from Sean P. 

DeBruine. 

Dated: November 8, 2007 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

By: /s/ Shelley K. Mack 

Shelley K. Mack 

Attorneys for Defendant KYPHON INC. 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court HEREBY DISMISSES WITH 

PREJUDICE the above-titled lawsuit, with each party to bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____________________ 

Honorable Susan Illston 

United States District Judge 

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