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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`HTC CORPORATION, HTC AMERICA, INC., AND ZTE (USA), INC.
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`Petitioners,
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
`Patent Owner,
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`Case No. IPR2019-00485
`Patent No. 8,213,970
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`PTAB Case No. IPR2019-00485
`Petitioners’ Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees
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`The petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,213,970 (Case No.
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`IPR2019-00485) was denied by a Decision issued by the PTAB on July 1, 2019
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`(Paper No. 9). If a petition is denied, any post-institution fees paid by the
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`Petitioners may be refunded.
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`In view of the above circumstances, Petitioners hereby requests a refund in
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`the total amount of $15,000.00 for the Inter Partes post-institution fees previously
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`paid by Petitioners in connection with this proceeding.
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`The determination of the above refund is based on the following. On
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`December 20, 2018, Petitioners filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of claims 1
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`and 3-9 of U.S. Patent No. 8,213,970 (IPR2019-00485, Paper No. 3), accompanied
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`by a total payment of $30,500.00 in accordance with the fee schedule specified in
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a):
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`Inter Partes review request fee:
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`Inter Partes review request of each claim in excess of 20:
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`Inter Partes review post-institution fee:
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`Inter Partes review post-institution request of each claim
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`Total fees paid:
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`$15,500.00
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`$0.00
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`$15,000.00
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`$30,500.00
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`PTAB Case No. IPR2019-00485
`Petitioners’ Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees
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`Under the Board’s current practice, Petitioners are entitled to a refund of the
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`above listed Inter Partes post-institution fees in the total amount of $15,000.00.
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`Accordingly, Petitioners respectfully requests that the Board grant this
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`request for refund of the Inter Partes post-institution fees and credit a refund in the
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`amount of $15,000.00 to Petitioners’ Deposit Account No. 50-0665, charge
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`number 062019-1063.8902.
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`Dated: August 9, 2019
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`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11452 El Camino Real, Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92130-2080
`(858) 720-5700
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` /Miguel J. Bombach/
`Lead Counsel
`Miguel J. Bombach (Reg. No. 68,636)
`Email: bombach-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Matthew C. Bernstein, Pro Hac Vice
`Email: mbernstein@perkinscoie.com
`Kyle R. Canavera (Reg. No. 72,167)
`Email: canavera-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioners HTC
`Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Lionel M. Lavenue (Reg. No. 46,859)
`Bradford C. Schulz (Reg. No. 75,006)
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &
`Dunner, LLP
`11955 Freedom Drive,
`Reston, VA 20190-5675
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`Cory C. Bell (Reg. No. 75,096)
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &
`Dunner, LLP
`2 Seaport Ln, Boston, MA 02210
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`Attorneys for Petitioner ZTE (USA), Inc.
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`Certificate of Service (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4))
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`I hereby certify that the attached PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR
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`REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES was served as of the below date by
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`electronic mail on the Patent Owner at the following correspondence address:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Reg. No. 68,594)
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Alfred R. Fabricant
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
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`afabricant@brownrudnick.com
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`Peter Lambrianakos (Reg. No. 58,279)
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
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`Enrique W. Iturralde (Reg. No. 72,883)
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`eiturralde@brownrudnick.com
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`Dated: August 9, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Isaac C. Funk/
`Isaac C. Funk
`Paralegal Assistant
`PERKINS COIE LLP,
`1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
`Seattle, WA 98101-3099
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