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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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`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`Petitioner
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`GUADA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2017-01039
`Patent 7,231,379
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Unified Patents Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`seven (7) claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,231,379 on March 21, 2017 (Paper No. 1).
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`At the time of filing, Petitioner submitted a fee of $23,000.00, consisting of a
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`$9,000.00 request fee and a $14,000.00 inter partes review post-institution fee in
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`accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a). On July 19, 2017, after the parties jointly
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`requested termination of the proceedings (Paper No. 6), the Board terminated this
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`proceeding prior to issuing any institution decision (Paper No. 8). In view of the
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`Board’s termination of this proceeding, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of
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`the inter partes review post-institution fee of $14,000.00 that was submitted with
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`its petition pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2) as set forth in the Board’s Final
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`Rule, Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 4212, 4234-35 (Jan. 18,
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`2013) (authorizing refunds of post-institution fees for proceedings terminated prior
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`to institution). Petitioner requests that the refund be deposited in Deposit Account
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`No. 50-6990.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BY: /s/ Jason R. Mudd
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`Jason R. Mudd, Reg. No. 57,700
`Roshan Mansinghani, Reg. No. 62,429
`Eric A. Buresh, Reg. No. 50,394
`Jonathan Stroud, Reg. No. 72,518
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PATENT OWNER
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.105(a)
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
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`Petitioner’s Request For Refund Of Post-Institution Fees was served on
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`November 7, 2017 via electronic mail on the below attorney of record for
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`Patent Owner at the following address: dbennett@directionip.com. Patent
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`Owner has consented to electronic service.
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`David R. Bennett
`Reg. No. 43,493
`Direction IP Law
`P.O. Box 14184
`Chicago, IL 60614
`dbennett@directionip.com
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`BY:
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` /s/ Jason R. Mudd
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`Jason R. Mudd, Reg. No. 57,700
`Erise IP, P.A.
`7015 College Boulevard, Suite 700
`Overland Park, Kansas 66211
`jason.mudd@eriseip.com
`(913) 777-5600
`ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
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