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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APOTEX INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PFIZER INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Inter Partes Review No.: IPR2021-01132
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,890,927 to Bogle et al.
`Issued: May 10, 2005
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`Title: TARTRATE SALTS OF 5,8, 14-TRIAZATERACYCLO[10.3.1.02,11
`04.9]-HEXADECA-2(11),3,5,7,9-PENTAENE AND
`PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
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`APOTEX INC.’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
`POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Petitioner Apotex Inc. (“Apotex”) respectfully requests a refund of post-
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`institution fees in the amount of $22,500.
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`On June 17, 2021, Apotex filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of claims
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`1-2 of U.S. Patent No. 6,890,927. See IPR2021-01132, Paper 1. As required by 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.15(a), Apotex deposited $41,500 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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`Office (“USPTO”) at the time of filing the Petition in order to cover associated fees.
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`Apotex’s payment consisted of $19,000 in fees associated with the request for Inter
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`Partes Review, and a further $22,500 in post-institution fees.
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`Prior to the Board’s issuance of an Institution Decision, Apotex and Patent
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`Owner Pfizer Inc. filed a Joint Motion to Terminate. Id., Paper 8. On October 29,
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`2021, the Board issued a Decision granting the parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate.
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`Id., Paper 9. Inter Partes Review was thus not instituted.
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`Accordingly, Apotex requests a refund of the post-institution fees paid to the
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`USPTO in connection with this proceeding, totaling $22,500, to be paid to Deposit
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`Account 503626.
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`Dated: November 2, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`RAKOCZY MOLINO MAZZOCHI SIWIK LLP
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`/s/ Deanne M. Mazzochi
`Deanne M. Mazzochi (Reg. No. 50,158)
`Paul J. Molino (Reg. No. 45,350)
`Jeffrey A. Marx (Reg. No. 56,977)
`6 West Hubbard Street, Suite 500
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`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 222-6305
`Facsimile: (312) 222-6325
`dmazzochi@rmmslegal.com
`paul@rmmslegal.com
`jmarx@rmmslegal.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner Apotex Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a complete copy of APOTEX INC.’S
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES was served via
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`electronic mail on November 2, 2021, on the following attorneys of record at:
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`Andrew V. Trask
`atrask@wc.com
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`Michael Xun Liu
`mliu@wc.com
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`Richard V. Zanzalari
`richard.zanzalari@pfizer.com
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`Bryan C. Zielinski
`bryan.c.zielinski@pfizer.com
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`Dated: November 2, 2021
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`RAKOCZY MOLINO MAZZOCHI SIWIK LLP
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`/s/ Deanne M. Mazzochi
`Deanne M. Mazzochi (Reg. No. 50,158)
`6 West Hubbard Street, Suite 500
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 222-6305
`Facsimile: (312) 222-6325
`dmazzochi@rmmslegal.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner Apotex Inc.
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