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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
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`BRADIUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
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`CASE: IPR2015-01434
`Patent No. 7,908,343 B2
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`PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation hereby requests a refund of $16,000 for the
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`inter partes post-institution fees that were paid with the filing of a petition for inter
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`partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,908,343 B2 on June 16, 2015 (IPR2015-01434,
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`Paper 2). The reason for this request is the Board denied the petition in its decision
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`of December 23, 2015 (Paper 15).
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`On June 16, 2015, Petitioner filed a petition for inter partes review of claims
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`1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 7,908,343 B2 (IPR2015-01434, Paper 2), accompanied by
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`a total payment of $25,000 in accordance with the fee schedule specified in 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.15(a):
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`Inter partes request fee:
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`Inter partes post-institution fee:
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`$9,000
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`Inter partes post-institution request of each claim in excess of 15:
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`$2,000
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`$25,000
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`Under the Board’s current practice, Petitioner is entitled to a refund of the
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`inter partes post-institution fees in the amount of $16,000. See, E7 of
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`“Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” Patent Review Processing System (PRPS),
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`at http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/bpai/prps.jsp .
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`Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board grant this
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`request for refund of the inter partes post-institution fee and credit a refund in the
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`amount of $16,000 to Deposit Account No. 50-5252.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Bing Ai/
`Lead Counsel
`Bing Ai, Reg. No. 43,312
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`Back-up Counsel
`Matthew Bernstein, Pro Hac Vice
`Vinay Sathe, Reg. No. 55,595
`Patrick J. McKeever, Reg. No. 66,019
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`Attorneys for Microsoft Corporation
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`Dated: January 25, 2016
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`PERKINS COIE LLP
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