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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`UMICORE AG & CO. KG
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`BASF CORPORATION
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00613
`US Patent 9,039,982
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR
`REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Petitioner Umicore AG & Co. KG (“Umicore” or “Petitioner”) filed its
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) in this case on February 17, 2016. The
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`petition identified all 27 claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,039,982 as the claims at issue.
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`(See Paper 1.) On August 31, 2016, and prior to issuance of an institution decision,
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`the Board granted a joint motion to terminate and dismiss the IPR petition in view
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`of a settlement between Petitioner and Patent Owner BASF Corp. (See Paper 9.)
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`Since Umicore’s petition addressed 27 claims, it was accompanied by a fee
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`payment of $27,400 that can be broken down as follows:
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`Fee
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`IPR Request fee
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`(37 CFR § 42.15(1))
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`Amount
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`$9,000
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`Fee for claims in excess of 20 in petition
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`$1,400 (7 claims x $200)
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`(37 CFR § 42.15(3))
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`IPR Post-Institution fee
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`$14,000
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`(37 CFR § 42.15(2))
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`Fee for instituted claims in excess of 15
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`$4,800 (12 claims x $400)
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`(37 CFR § 42.15(4))
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`TOTAL
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`$29,200
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`In view of the dismissal of the IPR petition prior to institution, Petitioner
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`respectfully requests a refund of in the amount of $18,800. This amount includes
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`the post-institution fee and the fee for instituted claims in excess of 15. Petitioner
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`requests that the refund be credited to the deposit account of Orrick, Herrington, &
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`Sutcliffe LLP: 15-0665.
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`Date: 9/30/2016
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`/ Elizabeth Gardner /
`Elizabeth Gardner (Reg. No. 36,519)
`Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP
`51 West 52nd Street
`New York, NY 10019
`Tel: 212-506-5000
`Fax. 212-506-5151
`Email: egardner@orrick.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby confirms that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES was served on
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`September 30, 2016 via e-mail upon the following counsel of record for Patent
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`Owner:
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`Brian E. Ferguson (brian.ferguson@weil.com)
`Anish R. Desai (anish.desai@weil.com)
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street, NW Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
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`/ Elizabeth Gardner /
`Elizabeth Gardner (Reg. No. 36,519)
`Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP
`51 West 52nd Street
`New York, NY 10019
`Tel: 212-506-5000
`Fax. 212-506-5151
`Email: egardner@orrick.com
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