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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
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`Petitioner
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`V.
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`PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017—00156
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`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
`US. Patent & Trademark Office
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313 — 145 0
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`IPR2017—00156
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`US. 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 $14,400.00 to be paid
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`to deposit account number 19—0036.
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`On October 31, 2016, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`seeking review of claims 1, 4-6, 9, 10—16, 18, 30, 32, and 34 of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,189,437 (assigned case number IPR2017—00156) (Paper 2). On March 10, 2017,
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`the Patent Trial and Appeal Board declined to institute trial in this Inter Partes
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`Review proceeding (Paper 11).
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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 $14,400.00 post—institution fee was processed
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`through PTAB E2E on October 31, 2016 as follows:
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`0 $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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`0 $400.00 post—institution fee for 1 excess claim (over 15 claims) under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(4).
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`Relief reguested:
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`Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund in the amount of $14,400.00 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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`IPR2017—00156
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`US. Patent No. 9,189,437
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`Lorl A. Gordon
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`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 50,633
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`Date: April 24, 2017
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`1 100 New York Avenue, NW.
`Washington, DC. 20005—3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`IPR2017—00156
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`US. Patent No. 9,189,437
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that
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`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 April 24, 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.corn
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`r Rl 4MLi Gordon
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`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 50,633
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`Date: April 24, 2017
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`l 100 New York Avenue, NW.
`Washington, DC. 20005—3934
`(202) 371-2600
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