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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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`LAM RESEARCH CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`DANIEL L. FLAMM,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00466
`U.S. Patent No. 5,711,849
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR
`INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,711,849
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`Mail Stop: PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`

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`Case No. IPR2016-00466
`U.S. Patent No. 5,711,849
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`On January 14, 2016, Petitioner Lam Research Corp. filed a Petition for
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`Inter Partes Review regarding U.S. Patent No. 5,711,849 ("the '849 patent")
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`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 311 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(d) (Paper No. 1), seeking
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`inter partes review of claims 1-29 of the '849 patent. On July 19, 2016, the Patent
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`Trial and Appeal Board issued its "Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes
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`Review" (Paper No. 7) on July 19, 2016. Petitioner also filed a "Request for
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`Rehearing" (Paper No. 8) on August 17, 2016, which was denied by the Board in
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`their "Decision" (Paper No. 9) issued November 9, 2016.
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`Petitioner hereby requests a refund of $14,600 for the post-institution fees
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`($14,000 post-institution fee, $600 excess claims fee) under 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2)
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`submitted with the filing of the Petition. The amount may be deposited to PTO
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`Deposit Account No. 09-0946.
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`Dated: November 29, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Michael Fleming/
` Michael Fleming
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`Michael Fleming (Reg. No. 67,933)
`Samuel K. Lu (Reg. No. 40,707)
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, California 90067-4276
`Tel.: (310) 277-1010 | Fax: (310) 203-7199
`LamFlammIPR@irell.com
`Attorneys for Petitioner, Lam Research Corp.
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`Case No. IPR2016-00466
`U.S. Patent No. 5,711,849
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. sections 42.6, that a complete copy of
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR INTER
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`PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. REISSUE PATENT NO. 5,711,849 is being served
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`pursuant to the parties' service agreement, via electronic mail (e-mail) upon the
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`following, on November 29, 2016, the same day as the filing of the above-
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`identified documents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office/Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board:
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`Christopher Frerking
`Registration No. 42,557
`174 Rumford Street
`Concord, New Hampshire 03301
`chris@ntknet.com
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`George Summerfield
`STADHEIM & GREAR, LTD.
`400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60611
`Summerfield@StadheimGrear.com
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`/s/ Susan M. Langworthy
` Susan M. Langworthy
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