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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
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`Petitioner
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`ADVANCED SILICON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00894
`Patent 8,933,945
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF FEES
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2016-00894
`Patent No. 8,933,945
`On August 16, 2016, Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and
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`Patent Owner Advanced Silicon Technologies LLC jointly filed a motion to
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`terminate the Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,933,945 (Case
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`IPR2016-00894) (Paper No. 10). On August 25, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board dismissed the petition pursuant to settlement in IPR2016-00894 (Paper No.
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`13). Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund of the post-institution fee of $14,000
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`that was previously charged on a deposit account. The Office is authorized to refund
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`the $14,000 to Deposit Account Number 19-0036 (Customer ID No. 45324).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` / Michael D. Specht /
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`Michael D. Specht (Registration No. 54,463)
`Daniel E. Yonan (Registration No. 53,812)
`Richard M. Bemben (Registration No. 68,658)
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C.20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
`Attorneys for Petitioner
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`Date: August 29, 2016
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above-captioned PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF FEES was served electronically via e-mail on
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`August 29, 2016, in its entirety on Attorneys for Patent Owner – Advanced Silicon
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`Technologies LLC:
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`William A. Meunier (Lead Counsel)
`Michael T. Renaud (Back-up Counsel)
`Adam S. Rizk (Back-up Counsel)
`MINTZ, LEVIN, COHEN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY, AND POPEO, P.C.
`AdSilTechIPRs@mintz.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Michael D. Specht /
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`Michael D. Specht (Registration No. 54,463)
`Daniel E. Yonan (Registration No. 53,812)
`Richard M. Bemben (Registration No. 68,658)
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C.20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
`Attorneys for Petitioner
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`Date: August 29, 2016
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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