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`Filed on behalf of: SMR Automotive Systems USA, Inc.
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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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` SMR AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS USA, INC.,
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` MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-00520
`U.S. Patent No. 8,267,534
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEE
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`Case IPR2018-00520
`U.S. Patent No. 8,267,534
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`On January 22, 2018, SMR Automotive Systems, USA, Inc. (“Petitioner”)
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`filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR2018-00520) seeking review of claims
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`1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 8,267,534. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2) and (4),
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`Petitioner’s paid fees totaling $33,500 which included a $18,000 payment for the
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`post-institution fee.
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`On July 26, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) denied
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`institution of the Petition. (Paper 10).
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`Therefore, because the Petition for Inter Partes review was filed after March
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`19, 2013, and the proceeding was not instituted, Petitioner is entitled to request a
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`refund of the post-institution fee that was previously paid. See, e.g., 78 Fed. Reg.
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`4212, 4233 (Jan. 18, 2013), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-
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`01-18/pdf/2013-00819.pdf (“The entire post-institution fee would be returned to the
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`petitioner if the Office does not institute a review.”).
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`Upon review and approval of the request, Petitioner respectfully asks the
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`Board to credit $18,000 to Petitioner’s by depositing such amount into PTO Deposit
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`Account No. 506269 of Latham & Watkins LLP.
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`Dated: October 17, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / Charles H. Sanders /
`Charles H. Sanders (Reg. No. 47,053)
`charles.sanders@lw.com
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`Latham & Watkins LLP
`John Hancock Tower, 27th Floor
`200 Clarendon Street
`Boston, MA 02116
`617.948.6000; 617.948.6001 (Fax)
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`Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724)
`jonathan.strang@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000
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`202.637.2200; 202.637.2201 (Fax)
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that on this 17th day of October,
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`2018, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Petitioner’s Request for Refund
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`was served by electronic mail on Patent Owner’s lead and backup counsel at the
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`following email addresses:
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`Joseph A. Micallef (Reg. No. 39,772)
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`Scott M. Border (PHV pending)
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`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
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`Stephanie P. Koh (PHV pending)
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`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1 South Dearborn
`Chicago, IL 60603
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`Dated: October 17, 2018
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`By: / Charles H. Sanders /
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`Charles H. Sanders (Reg. No. 47,053)
`charles.sanders@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`John Hancock Tower, 27th Floor
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`617.948.6000; 617.948.6001 (Fax)
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`Counsel for Petitioner
`SMR Automotive Systems USA, Inc.
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