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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`American Honda Motor Co., Inc.,
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`Blitzsafe Texas, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786
`Filing Date: December 11, 2002
`Issue Date: February 10, 2009
`Title: Audio Device Integration System
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`Inter Partes Review No.: IPR2016-01472
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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 American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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`respectfully requests a refund of the post-institution fees paid with its Petition for
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`Inter Partes Review.
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`On July 21, 2016, Petitioner filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`claims 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 57, 60, 61, 62, 64, and 65 of U.S. Patent No. 7,486,786.
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`Petitioner submitted therewith the Inter Partes Review request fee of $9,000.00,
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(1), and the Inter Partes Review post-institution
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`fee of $14,000.00, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2). The Board dismissed the
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`Inter Partes Review on February 2, 2017, without instituting an Inter Partes
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`Review.
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` Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of $14,000.00 for the
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`post-institution fee, to be applied to Deposit Account No. 50-3013, ref: 651377-
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`600009.
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`Dated: April 19, 2017
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Joseph Melnik/
`Joseph Melnik
`Registration No. 48,741
`JONES DAY
`1755 Embarcadero Road
`Palo Alto, California 94303
`Telephone: (650) 739-3939
`Email: jmelnik@jonesday.com
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
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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 April 19, 2017, upon the following counsel for Patent Owner, via
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`electronic mail:
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`Peter Lambrianakos (Reg. No. 58,279)
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: 212-209-4800
`Fax: 212-209-4801
`Email:
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
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`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Reg. No.
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`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: 212-209-4800
`Facsimile: 212-209-4801
`Email: vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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`Alfred R. Fabricant
`Admitted Pro Hac Vice
`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: 212-209-4800
`Fax: 212-209-4801
`Email: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
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`Shahar Harel (Reg. No. 73,203)
`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: 212-209-4800
`Facsimile: 212-209-4801
`Email: sharel@brownrudnick.com
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`/Joseph Melnik/
`Joseph Melnik
`Registration No. 48,741
`JONES DAY
`1755 Embarcadero Road
`Palo Alto, California 94303
`Telephone: (650) 739-3939
`Email: jmelnik@jonesday.com
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
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