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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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`CIM MAINTENANCE INC.,
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`P&RO SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2017-00516
`U.S. Patent No. 8,209,205
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`CIM Maintenance, Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for Inter Partes
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`Review of twenty (20) claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,209,205 on December 22, 2016
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`(Paper No. 1). At the time of filing, Petitioner submitted a fee of $25,000.00,
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`consisting of a $9,000.00 request fee, a $14,000.00 inter partes review post-
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`institution fee, and $2,000.00 inter partes post-institution of each claim in excess
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`of 15 in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a). On December 8, 2017, after the
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`parties jointly requested termination of the proceedings (Paper No. 11), the Board
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`terminated this proceeding prior to issuing any institution decision (Paper No. 13).
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`In view of the Board’s termination of this proceeding, Petitioner respectfully
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`requests a refund of the inter partes review post-institution fee of $14,400.00 that
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`was submitted with its petition pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2) as set forth in
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`the Board’s Final Rule, Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 4212,
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`4234-35 (Jan. 18, 2013) (authorizing refunds of post-institution fees for
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`proceedings terminated prior to institution). Petitioner requests that the refund be
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`deposited in Deposit Account No. 50-6159.
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`Dated: December 11, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BY: /s/ Abran J. Kean
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`Abran J. Kean, Reg. No. 58,540
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`Eric A. Buresh, Reg. No. 50,394
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`Erise IP, P.A.
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`6201 College Blvd., Ste. 300
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`Overland Park, KS 66211
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`abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`PTAB@eriseip.com
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`COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PATENT OWNER
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on December 11,
`2017, the foregoing Petitioner’s Request For Refund Of Post-Institution Fees was served
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`Michael C. Greenbaum (Reg. No. 28,419)
`Daniel Cardy (Reg. No. 66,537)
`Ameya V. Paradkar (Reg. No. 72,236)
`Blank Rome LLP
`1825 Eye Street NW
`Washington, DC 20006
`E-mail:
`Greenbaum@BlankRome.com
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`DCardy@BlankRome.com
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`AParadkar@BlankRome.com
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`COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER
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`BY: /s/ Abran J. Kean
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`Abran J. Kean, Reg. No. 58,540
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`Eric A. Buresh, Reg. No. 50,394
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`Erise IP, P.A.
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`6201 College Blvd., Ste. 300
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`Overland Park, KS 66211
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`abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
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`PTAB@eriseip.com
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