`Request for Refund
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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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`THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE
`DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
`SECURITY
`Petitioners
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` ENVISIONIT, L.L.C.,
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,438,221
`Issue Date: May 7, 2013
`Title: MESSAGE BROADCASTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2017-00160
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR INTER
`PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,438,221
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`On November 1, 2016, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of claim
`19 under 35 U.S.C §§ 311-319 see 37 C.F.R § 42.100 Et Seq. (“Petition,” Paper No.
`1), seeking inter partes review of claim 19 of U.S. Patent No. 8,438,221 (the ‘221
`patent). On May 2, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a Decision
`Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review. Petitioner hereby requests a refund of
`$14,000.00 for the Post-Institution Fee under 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2) submitted at
`the time that the Petition was filed. Payment of the $14,000.00 Post-Institution Fee
`was processed through the Patent Review Processing System on November 1, 2016,
`and charged to the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Patent and Trademark
`Office Deposit Account No. 504378. Petitioner respectfully request that the Board
`refund the Post-Institution Fee to the above Department of Homeland Security
`Deposit Account.
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`October 20, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
`U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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`By: /Nathan Grebasch/
`Nathan Grebasch
`Reg. No. 48,600
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, I hereby certify that a complete copy of the attached
`Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees is being served on the same
`day as the filing of the above-identified document in the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office/Patent Trial and Appeal Board, upon the Patent Owner by serving
`counsel of record as follows:
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`Date of Service:
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`October 20, 2017
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`Manner of Service:
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`PTAB electronic filing system
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`Documents Served:
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`Persons Served:
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`October 20, 2017
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`Inter Partes Review Post-Institution Fees Request for
`Refund Of U.S. Patent No. 8,438,221
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`Patent Owner/Counsel
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`/Nathan Grebasch/
`Nathan Grebasch
`Reg. No. 48,600
`Counsel for Petitioner
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