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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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`IMMERSION CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,659,571
`Filing Date: February 21, 2013
`Issue Date: February 25, 2014
`Title: Interactivity Model for Shared Feedback on Mobile Devices
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`Inter Partes Review No.: IPR2016-01372
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND
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`On July 7, 2016, Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for inter partes
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`review of claims 1-7, 12-18, and 23-29 of U.S. Patent No. 8,659,571 (Paper No. 1).
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`On January 11, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued its “Decision -
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`Institution of Inter Partes Review” (Paper No. 7) instituting claims 1-4, 6, 23-26,
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`and 28. In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2), Petitioner hereby requests a
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`refund of $2,400.00 for the excess post-institution fees of six denied claims.
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`Upon review and approval of this request, we respectfully request that the
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`Board credit the requested amount to Petitioner.
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`Dated: January 11, 2018
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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` /James M. Heintz/
`James M. Heintz
`Reg. No. 41,828
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300
`Reston, VA 20190
`jim.heintz@dlapiper.com
`Phone: 703-773-4148
`Fax: 703-773-5200
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`Robert Buergi
`Reg. No. 58,125
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`2000 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`robert.buergi@dlapiper.com
`Phone: 650-833-2407
`Fax: 650-687-1144
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`Attorneys for Petitioner Apple Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND was served on January 11, 2018, by
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`electronic mail to the following:
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`Michael R. Fleming
`Irell & Manella LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
`310-277-1010 (telephone)
`310-203-7199 (fax)
`mfleming@irell.com
`ImmersionIPR@irell.com
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`Crawford Maclain Wells
`Irell & Manella LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, California 90067
`(310) 203-7565 (telephone)
`(310) 556-5365 (fax)
`mwells@irell.com
`ImmersionIPR@irell.com
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`Babak Redjaian
`Irell & Manella LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
`949-760-5260 (telephone)
`949-760-5200 (fax)
`bredjaian@irell.com
`ImmersionIPR@irell.com
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` /James M. Heintz/
`James M. Heintz
`Reg. No. 41,828
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300
`Reston, VA 20190
`Jim.heintz@dlapiper.com
`Phone: 703-773-4148
`Fax: 703-773-5200
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`Robert Buergi
`Reg. No. 58,125
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
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`2000 University Ave
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`robert.buergi@dlapiper.com
`Phone: 650-833-2407
`Fax: 650-687-1144
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