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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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`VALENCELL, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-00316
`Patent 8,989,830 B2
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF FEES
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`IPR2017-00316
`U.S. Pat. No. 8,989,830 B2
`On June 5, 2017, the Board denied institution of IPR2017-00316 (Paper 6).
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`On July 20, 2017, the Board denied Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing of
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`IPR2017-00316 (Paper 9). Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund of the post-
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`institution fees of $15,200.00 (covering the post-institution fee of $14,000.00 and
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`the post-institution excess claim fee of $1,200.00 for 3 excess claims) that were
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`previously charged to Deposit Account No. 19-0036.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /MICHAEL D. SPECHT/
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`Michael D. Specht (Reg. No. 54,463)
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: August 17, 2017
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`IPR2017-00316
`U.S. Pat. No. 8,989,830 B2
`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF FEES was served electronically via e-mail on
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`August 17, 2017, in its entirety on the following counsel of record for Patent
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`Owner:
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`Justin B. Kimble (Lead Counsel)
`Nicholas C. Kliewer (Back-up Counsel)
`Jonathan H. Rastegar (Back-up Counsel)
`BRAGALONE CONROY PC
`JKimble-IPR@bcpc-law.com
`nkliewer@bcpc-law.com
`jrastegar@bcpc-law.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /MICHAEL D. SPECHT/
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`Michael D. Specht (Reg. No. 54,463)
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: August 17, 2017
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
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