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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR TRIAL NO. IPR2016-01445
`Patent No. 8,155,342
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`PETITIONER REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.26, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of the
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`post-institution fees paid with its Petition for Inter Partes Review.
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`On July 20, 2016, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`claims 49-57, 62-64, 66, 68, 70, 71, 73-80, 94, 95, 97, 99-103, 106, 109-111, 113,
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`115, 120 of U.S. Patent No. 8,155,342. Petitioner submitted therewith the inter
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`partes review request fee of $9,000.00, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(1), and
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`the inter partes review post-institution fee of $14,000.00, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(a)(2). Petitioner also submitted therewith the inter partes review request of
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`each claim in excess of 20 fee of $3,800.00, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(3),
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`and the inter partes post-institution request of each claim in excess of 15 fee of
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`$9,600.00, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(4). The Board dismissed the inter
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`partes review on January 31, 2017 (Paper 10), without instituting any inter partes
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`review.
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`Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of $23,600.00 for the
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`post-institution fee and post-institution request of each claim in excess of 15 fee, to
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`be applied to Deposit Account No. 60-0701.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`By: /Clifford A. Ulrich/
`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562)
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194)
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`Dated: February 8, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The foregoing Petitioner Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees was
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`served on February 8, 2017, via electronic mail upon the following:
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`Peter Lambrianakos: plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`Alfred R. Fabricant: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
`Shahar Harel: sharel@brownrudnick.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III: vrubino@brownrudnick.com
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
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`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562) Lead Counsel
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194) Backup Counsel
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`/Clifford A. Ulrich/
`Clifford A. Ulrich, Backup Counsel for Petitioner
`Reg. No. 42,194
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