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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 IPR2018-01142
`Patent No. 7,489,786
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
`FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`Case IPR2018-01142
`Patent No. 7,489,786
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`On June 7, 2018, BMW of North America, LLC (Petitioner) filed a petition
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`for inter partes review of claims 1, 2, 4-8, 10, 13, 14, 23, 57, 58, 60-65, 86 and 88-
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`91 of U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786 (Paper No. 2). On November 26, 2018, the Board
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`issued an order denying institution of this proceeding (Paper No. 8). In accordance
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`with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2), the post-institution fees paid at the time of filing
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`should be returned. Petitioner hereby requests a refund of $21,000.00 for the post-
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`institution fees in the case of IPR2018-01142.
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`The payment was provided via deposit account and processed in E2E on
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`June 7, 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: January 3, 2019
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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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`Case IPR2018-01142
`Patent No. 7,489,786
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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. 7,489,786 was served on January 3, 2019 via
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`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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`Timothy J. Rousseau
`trousseau@brownrudnick.com
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`Enrique W. Iturralde
`eiturralde@brownrudnick.com
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`Dated: January 3, 2019
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`By: /Ashley F. Cheung/
`Ashley F. Cheung
`Case Manager
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
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