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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`SIGNAL IP, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR TRIAL NO. IPR2015-01116
`Patent No. 6,012,007
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`PETITIONER REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.26, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of the
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`post-institution fees paid with its Petition for Inter Partes Review.
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`On April 30, 2015, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`claims 1, 17, and 19 to 21 of U.S. Patent No. 6,012,007. Petitioner submitted
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`therewith the inter partes review request fee of $9,000.00, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(a)(1), and the inter partes review post-institution fee of $14,000.00, pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2). The Board denied institution of inter partes review on
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`September 29, 2015 (Paper 11), and, in response to the Petitioner’s Request for
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`Rehearing submitted on October 29, 2015 (Paper 12), the Board denied the
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`Petitioner’s request for rehearing on December 1, 2015 (Paper 13), without
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`instituting any inter partes review.
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`Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of the post-institution
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`fee of $14,000.00, to be applied to Deposit Account No. 11-0600.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`By: /Clifford A. Ulrich/
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`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562)
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194)
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212.425.7200
`Fax: 212.425.5288
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`Dated: December 3, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The foregoing Petitioner Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees was
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`served on December 3, 2015, via electronic mail upon the following:
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W. San Carlos St.
`Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Email: patents@ascendalaw.com
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`/Clifford A. Ulrich/
`Clifford A. Ulrich, Backup Counsel for Petitioner
`Reg. No. 42,194
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`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562) Lead Counsel
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194) Backup Counsel
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212.425.7200
`Fax: 212.425.5288
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