`IPR2015-00859
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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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`VMR PRODUCTS LLC
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`Petitioner
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`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
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`Patent Owner
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`Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00859
`U.S. Patent No. 8,365,742
`Issue Date: February 5, 2013
`Title: AEROSOL ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
`Inventor: Lik Hon
`Filed: April 5, 2011
`U.S. Application Serial No. 13/079,937
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST- INSTUTION FEE
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`Request for Institution Fee Refund
`IPR2015-00859
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST- INSTUTION FEE
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`Pursuant to the provisions of 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.15(b)(1)-(2), an electronic
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`payment in the amount of $23,000.00 for the Inter Partes review fee specified by
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.15(a)(1)-(2)—comprising
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`the $9,000.00 request fee and
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`$14,000.00 post-institution fee—was paid on March 10, 2015, with the credit card
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`ending in 7017, at the time of filing the petition. Because review of three claims
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`was requested, no excess claim fee was required.
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`VMR Products, LLC (the “Petitioner”) respectfully requests a refund of the
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`post-institution fee in the amount of $14,000.00 by reason of the Board’s Decision
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`(Paper 9) denying institution of Inter partes review of all the challenged claims.
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`The undersigned attorneys welcome a telephone call should the Office have
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`any requests or questions.
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`Dated: December 15, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/Gregory L. Hillyer
`Gregory L. Hillyer, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 44,154
`GHillyer@FeldmanGale.Com
`Javier Sobrado, Backup Counsel
`Reg. No. 65,511
`JSobrado@FeldmanGale.com
`FELDMAN GALE, P.A.
`5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., STE 410
`Washington, D.C. 20015
` Attorneys for Petitioner
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