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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NVIDIA CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01318
`U.S. Patent 8,252,675 B2
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`PETITIONER NVIDIA CORPORATION’S REQUEST FOR
`REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEE FOR INTER PARTES
`REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,252,675 B2
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`FILED VIA PRPS
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`On June 1, 2015, NVIDIA filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`(“IPR2015-01318”) seeking review of claims 1-15 of U.S. Patent No. 8,252,675.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2) and (4), NVIDIA paid fees totaling $23,000,
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`which included a $14,000 payment for the post-institution fee.
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`On December 7, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”)
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`denied the Petition. (Paper No. 8).
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`Therefore, because the petition to institute the inter partes review was filed
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`after March 19, 2013, and the proceeding did not institute, NVIDIA is entitled to
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`request a refund of the post-institution fee that was previously paid. See, e.g., 78
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`Fed. Reg. 4212, 4233 (Jan. 18, 2013), available at
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`http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-18/pdf/2013-00819.pdf (“The entire
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`post-institution fee would be returned to the petitioner if the Office does not
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`institute a review.”).
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`Upon review and approval of the request, NVIDIA respectfully asks the
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`Board to credit $14000 to NVIDIA by depositing such amount into PTO Deposit
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`Account No. 506269 of Latham & Watkins LLP.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Robert Steinberg/
`Robert Steinberg (Reg. No. 33144)
`Bob.Steinberg@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
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`By:
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`Dated: March 28, 2016
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`355 South Grand Avenue
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`Clement Naples (Reg. No. 50663)
`Clement.Naples@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`885 Third Avenue
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`212.751.4864 (Fax)
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`Julie Holloway (Reg. No. 44769)
`Julie.Holloway@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) and the parties’ agreement to electronic
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`service, I certify that on March 28, 2016, a copy of PETITIONER NVIDIA
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`CORPORATION’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION
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`FEE was served by e-mail on Patent Owner’s lead and backup counsel, as follows:
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`Naveen Modi
`Paul Hastings LLP
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`875 15th Street, N.W.
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`Washington, DC 20005
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` nVidia-Samsung-IPR @paulhastings.com
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`Joseph E. Palys
`Paul Hastings LLP
`875 15th Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
`nVidia-Samsung-IPR@paulhastings.com
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`By: /Robert Steinberg/
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`Robert Steinberg (Reg. No. 33144)
`Bob.Steinberg@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`355 South Grand Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
`213.485.1234; 213.891.8763 (Fax)
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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