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`Sharad K. Bijanki (sb@hkw-law.com) Reg. No.73,400
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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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`COMPLEX INNOVATIONS LLC,
`Petitioner
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`AMGEN INC.,
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`Case IPR2016-00085
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`U.S. Patent 7,829,595 B2
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR REFUND OF EXCESS CLAIM FEES
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`Pursuant to the Patent and Trademark Office’s Final Rule Setting and
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`Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 F.R. 4211, 4234-35 (Jan. 18, 2013), Petitioner requests a
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`refund in the amount of $18,000 to be credited to Deposit Account No. 506541.
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`On November 23, 2015, Petitioners filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`with the PTO requesting review of 25 claims: 1-25. In accordance with the fee
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`schedule provided in 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(b), Petitioners authorized the PTO to
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`charge any applicable fees to the specified deposit account. Petitioners’ petition
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`incurred the following fees:
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`Request fee
`Excess claim request fee
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`Post-institution fee
`Excess claim post-institution fee
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`$9,000
`$1,000
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`$14,000
`$4,000
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`$28,000
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`On April 13, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) issued a
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`decision institution denying inter parties review on 25 claims. Because the board
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`did not institute inter partes review, petitioners request a refund of the post
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`institution fee of $14,000 plus $4,000 (10 claims in excess of 15 x $400) for a total
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`of $18,000.
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`Accordingly, Petitioners request a refund for this difference to Deposit
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`Account No. 506541.
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`Date: August 24, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
`HILL, KERTSCHER & WHARTON, LLP
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`/Vivek Ganti/
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`Vivek Ganti (Reg. No. 71,368)
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 800
`Atlanta, GA 30339
`(770) 953-0995
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing paper was served via
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`electronic mail on August 24, 2016, as agreed to by the parties pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.105, in its entirety on the following:
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`John D. Murnane
`jmurnane@fchs.com
`Alicia A. Russo
`arusso@fchs.com
`Justin J. Oliver
`joliver@fchs.com
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
`Amgen595IPR@fchs.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`HILL, KERTSCHER & WHARTON, LLP
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`/Vivek Ganti/
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`Vivek Ganti (Reg. No. 71,368)
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`3350 Riverwood Pkwy
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`Atlanta, GA 30339
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`Date: August 24, 2016