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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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`BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC,
`Petitioner
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-00926
`Patent No. 8,155,342
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,155,342
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`Case IPR2018-00926
`Patent No. 8,155,342
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`On April 24, 2018, BMW of North America, LLC (Petitioner) filed a
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`petition for inter partes review of claims 49-64, 66, 68-88, 94-97, 99-111, 113,
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`115, 116, 119 and 120 of U.S. Patent No. 8,155,342 (Paper No. 2). On October 19,
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`2018, the Board issued an order denying institution of this proceeding (Paper No.
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`7). In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2), the post-institution fees paid at the
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`time of filing should be returned. Petitioner hereby requests a refund of
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`$42,000.00 for the post-institution fees in the case of IPR2018-00926.
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`The payment was provided via deposit account and processed in E2E on
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`April 24, 2018. Upon review and approval of this request, we respectfully request
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`the Board credit the requested amount to Petitioner. The amount may be deposited
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`into PTO Account No. 06-0916. If more information is necessary to provide
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`payment, please contact Lionel Lavenue.
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`Dated: November 21, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Lionel M. Lavenue/
`Lionel M. Lavenue, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 46,859
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`Attorney for BMW of North America, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing REQUEST
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`FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR INTER PARTES
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`REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,155,342 was served on November 21, 2018
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`via email directed to counsel of record for the Patent Owner at the following:
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`Peter Lambrianakos
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
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`Alfred R. Fabricant
`afabricant@brownrudnick.com
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`Vincent J. Rubino, III
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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`Enrique W. Iturralde
`eiturralde@brownrudnick.com
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`By: /Lisa C. Hines/
`Lisa C. Hines
`Litigation Legal Assistant
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`Dated: November 21, 2018
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