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`Filed on behalf of:
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`Paper No. 14
`Date: March 29, 2019
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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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`GOOGLE LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`ALEX IS THE BEST, LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-02058
`U.S. Patent No. 8,581,991
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Petitioner Google Inc., formerly Google LLC, (hereinafter, “Google”),
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`respectfully requests a refund of all post-institution fees in this proceeding, in the
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`amount of $15,000.
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`On September 7, 2017, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,581,991. In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a), Petitioner
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`deposited a total amount of $30,500 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`(“USPTO”) at the time of filing the Petition for associated fees. Petitioner’s
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`deposit included payment of $15,500 as a request fee and a post-institution fee of
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`$15,000. In total, Petitioner paid post-institution fees amounting to $15,000.
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`On March 9, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) issued an
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`Order (Paper 10) declining institution. Petitioner subsequently requested rehearing
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.71. On March 18, 2019, the PTAB issued an Order (Paper
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`13) denying the request for rehearing. Accordingly, Inter Parties Review was not
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`instituted. Petitioner respectfully requests refund of the post-institution fees paid
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`to USPTO in connection with this proceeding, the total $15,000 to be paid to
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`deposit account no. 02-1010 with reference to Attorney Docket No. 51783-259774.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/s/ Steven D. Shipe
`Steven D. Shipe
`Reg. No. 71,944
`Counsel for Petitioner, Google Inc.
`BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP
`(202) 408-6924
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on this 29th
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`day of March 2019, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION
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`FEES, and all accompanying exhibits, to be served on Patent Owner via electronic
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`mail at the following addresses of record:
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`aim@imiplaw.com
`docket@imiplaw.com
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`/s/ Steven D. Shipe
`Steven D. Shipe
`Reg. No. 71,944
`Counsel for Petitioner, Google Inc.
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`BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP
`1717 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
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`Washington, D.C. 20006
`(202) 408-6924
`steven.shipe@btlaw.com
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