`Patent 7,973,773
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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`TACTILE FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No.: IPR2016-00206
`Patent 7,973,773
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
`POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Petitioner Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung” or “Petitioner”)
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`respectfully requests refund of the Inter Partes Review post-institution fees paid on
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`November 17, 2015 in connection with the instant proceeding in the amount of
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`$14,000.00. Should such a request be granted, the refund may be deposited into
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`Deposit Account No. 50-2387.
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`On November 17, 2015, Petitioners filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 7,973,773 (the “Petition”), which was subsequently assigned
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`case number IPR2016-00206. In accordance with the fee schedule specified in 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.15(a), Petitioners submitted an electronic payment in the amount of
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`$23,000.00 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office at the time of
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`filing the Petition. Petitioners’ payment consisted of $9,000.00 in Inter Partes
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`Review request fees, and $14,000.00 in Inter Partes Review post-institution fees.
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`On February 24, 2016 the Board terminated the instant proceeding prior to
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`instituting trial. (Paper 8.) Accordingly, Petitioners respectfully request refund of
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`the Inter Partes Review post-institution fees paid on November 17, 2015 in
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`connection with the instant proceeding in the amount of $14,000.00.
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`Dated: March 4, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: Arnold & Porter LLP
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`/Jennifer Sklenar/
`Jennifer Sklenar, Reg. No. 40,205
`Arnold & Porter LLP
`777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017
`Email: jennifer.sklenar@aporter.com
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`Jin-Suk Park, Reg. No. 50,678
`Arnold & Porter LLP
`601 Massachusetts Avenue NW
`Washington, DC 20001-3743
`jin.park@aporter.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner Samsung
`Electronics America, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`It is hereby certified that on this 4th day of March, 2016, a copy of the
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`foregoing document was served via electronic mail upon the following counsel for
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`Tactile Feedback Technology, LLC:
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`R. Michael Azzi, Reg. No. 66,628
`Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
`900 Fifth Third Center
`111 Lyon Street NW
`Grand Rapids, MI 49503
`Tel: (616) 752-2784
`Fax: (616) 222-2784
`Email: mazzi@wnj.com
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`Dated: March 4, 2016
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`By: Arnold & Porter LLP
`/Jennifer Sklenar/
`Jennifer Sklenar, Reg. No. 40,205
`Arnold & Porter LLP
`777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844
`jennifer.sklenar@aporter.com
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`Petitioner
`for
`Attorneys
`Electronics America, Inc.
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`Samsung
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