`Filed: November 9, 2015
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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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`SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
`Petitioner,
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`NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`Case CBM2015-00078
`Patent No. 6,218,930 B1
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`Case CBM2015-00078
`Patent No. 6,218,930
`On February 16, 2015, Petitioner Sony Corporation of America (“Sony”)
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`filed a petition for post-grant review of claims 6 and 8-23 of U.S. Patent No.
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`6,218,930. (Paper No. 2). On July 1, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`decided not to institute the case. (Paper No. 7). In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(a)(2), the post-institution fees paid at the time of filing should be returned.
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`Petitioner hereby requests a refund of $19,100.00 for the post-institution fees in the
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`case of CBM2015-00078.
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`The payment was provided via credit card and processed in PRPS on
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`February 16, 2015. Upon review and approval of this request, we respectfully
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`request the Board credit the requested amount to Petitioner. The amount may be
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`(1) credited to the American Express account from which payment was provided
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`(card number ending 1000); or (2) deposited into PTO Account No. 06-0916. If
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`more information is necessary to provide payment, please contact Lionel Lavenue.
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`Dated: November 9, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Lionel M. Lavenue/
`Lionel M. Lavenue, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 46,859
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`Counsel for Sony Corporation of America
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Request for Refund of Post-
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`Institution Fees was served on November 9, 2015 via email to the following
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`Charles F. Wieland III, Esq.
`charles.wieland@bipc.com
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`Robert G. Mukai, Esq.
`robert.mukai@bipc.com
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`BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
`1737 King Street, Suite 500
`Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2727
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`Date: November 9, 2015
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`/Ashley F. Cheung/
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`Case Manager
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
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