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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`ALLERGAN, INC.
`Patent Owner.
`Patent No. 8,629,111
`Issue Date: January 14, 2014
`Title: METHODS OF PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS USING
`CYCLOSPORIN COMPONENTS
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2016-01232
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR
`INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,629,111
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`Patent No. 8,629,111
`IPR2016-01232
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`On June 22, 2016, Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC (“Argentum”) filed a
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`Petition for Inter Partes review (“IPR2016-01232”) concerning U.S. Patent No.
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`8,629,111 (“the ’111 patent”). Paper 2. The parties agreed to settle the dispute,
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`and on December 7, 2016 the parties filed a Joint Motion to Terminate the Inter
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`Partes Review. Paper 10. The Board granted the Motion on December 8, 2016.
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`Paper 14.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2), the post-institution fees were
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`paid at the time of filing. Because IPR2016-01232 was terminated prior to
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`institution, Argentum respectfully requests a refund of the $17,000 post-institution
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`fees. Refund of the post-institution fees is proper when the proceeding is
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`terminated prior to a decision to institute. 78 Fed. Reg. 4212, 4233 (Jan. 18, 2013);
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`Fifth Third Bank v. Leon Stambler, IPR2014-00244, Paper 11, at 2 (August 12,
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`2014).
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`Respectfully, Argentum requests the refund be deposited in Petitioner’s
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`deposit account number 601322 (for Dowd PLLC).
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`Date: December 8, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Matthew J. Dowd
`Matthew J. Dowd
`Registration No. 47,534
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`Patent No. 8,629,111
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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 REQUEST FOR
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`REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,629,111 was served via email to the correspondence
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`address of Patent Owner’s counsel as follows:
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`Dorothy P. Whelan
`Michael Kane
`IPR13351-00081P7@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: December 8, 2016
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`/s/ Matthew J. Dowd
`Matthew J. Dowd
`Registration No. 47,534
`Dowd PLLC
`1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Suite 1025
`Washington, D.C. 20006
`mjdowd@dowdpllc.com
`(202) 573-3853