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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2017-01398
`U.S. Patent 9,179,005 B2
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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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`VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2017-01398
`Patent 9,179,005 B2
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` PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2017-01398
`U.S. Patent 9,179,005 B2
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of fifteen
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`(15) claims of U.S. Patent 9,179,005 on May 9, 2017 (Paper No. 2). At the time of
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`filing, Petitioner submitted a fee of $23,000.00, consisting of a $9,000.00 inter
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`partes review request fee and a $14,000.00 inter partes review post-institution fee
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`in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a). On November 20, 2017, the Board denied
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`institution of the inter partes review (Paper No. 6). In view of the Board’s
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`termination of this proceeding prior to issuing an institution decision, Petitioner
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`respectfully requests a refund of the inter partes review post-institution fee of
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`$14,000.00 that was submitted with its petition pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2)
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`as set forth in the Board’s Final Rule, Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 Fed.
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`Reg. 4212, 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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`Respectfully submitted,
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`ERISE IP, P.A.
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`BY: /s/ Adam P. Seitz
`Adam P. Seitz, Reg. No. 52,206
`Eric A. Buresh, Reg. No. 50,394
`6201 College Blvd., Suite 300
`Overland Park, KS 66211
`P: (913) 777-5600
`F: (913) 777-5601
`adam.seitz@eriseip.com
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2018-01286
`U.S. Patent 7,769,830
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`Paul R. Hart, Reg. No. 59,646
`5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd
`Suite 200
`Greenwood Village, CO 80111
`P: (913) 777-5600
`F: (913) 777-5601
`paul.hart@eriseip.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2018-01286
`U.S. Patent 7,769,830
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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 March 25,
`2019 the foregoing Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees was
`served via electronic filing with the Board and via Electronic Mail on the following
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`Kerry S. Taylor
`John M. Carson
`Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
`2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
`Irvin, CA 92614
`BoxDigifonica@knobbe.com
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`Adam P. Seitz, Reg. No. 52,206
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