NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MEDTRONIC INC., Appellant v. NUVASIVE, INC., Appellee ______________________ 2014-1722 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/001,247. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JUSTIN J. OLIVER, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by STEPHEN EDWARD BELISLE; NINA SHREVE, New York, NY.

MICHAEL T. ROSATO, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Seattle, WA, argued for appellee. Also repre- sented by PAUL DAVID TRIPODI, II, Los Angeles, CA; CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN, Fish & Richardson, P.C., San Diego, CA; FRANK SCHERKENBACH, Boston, MA; STEPHEN REYNOLD SCHAEFER, MICHAEL J. KANE, Minneapolis, MN. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 14, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court