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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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`PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01841
`Patent 9,189,437
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
`THE POST-INSTITUTION FEE
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`IPR2016-01841
`U.S. Patent No. 9,189,437
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`Pursuant to the Patent and Trademark Office’s Final Rule Setting and
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`Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 4211, 4233-34 (Jan. 18, 2013), Petitioner
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`Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) requests a refund in the amount of $15,200.00 to be paid
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`to deposit account number 19-0036.
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`On October 11, 2016, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`seeking review of claims 1, 4–6, 9–16, 18, 30, 32, 34, 43, and 45 of U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,189,437 (assigned case number IPR2016-01841) (Paper 2). On April 17,
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`2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board declined to institute trial in this Inter
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`Partes Review proceeding (Paper 10).
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`The Rules provide for a refund of the post-institution fee if the Board does
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`not institute trial. Payment of the $15,200.00 post-institution fee was processed
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`through PTAB E2E on October 11, 2016 as follows:
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`• $14,000.00 post-institution fee (for first 15 claims) under 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(a)(2); and
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`• $1,200.00 post-institution fee for 3 excess claims (over 15 claims)
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(4).
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`Relief requested:
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`Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund in the amount of $15,200.00 for
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`the post-institution fee that it has paid to the USPTO in connection with this
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`proceeding, as the Board declined to institute trial in this proceeding.
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,189,437
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Lori A. Gordon/
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 50,633
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`Date: June 26, 2017
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
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`IPR2016-01841
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF THE POST-INSTITUTION FEE was served
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`electronically via e-mail on June 26, 2017 in its entirety on the following:
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`Gregory S. Donahue (Lead Counsel) gdonahue@dpelaw.com
`Minghui Yang (Back-up Counsel) myang@dpelaw.com
`Michael R. Fleming (Back-up Counsel) mfleming@irell.com
`Anthony L. Meola (Back-up Counsel) ameola@iplawusa.com
`Jason A. Murphy (Back-up Counsel) jmurphy@iplawusa.com
`Victor J. Baranowski (Back-up Counsel) vbaranowski@iplawusa.com
`Arlen L. Olsen (Back-up Counsel) aolsen@iplawusa.com
`docketing@dpelaw.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Lori A. Gordon/
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 50,633
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`Date: June 26, 2017
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
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