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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ETON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`Petitioner
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`EXELA PHARMA SCIENCES, LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 10,653,719
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`PGR2020-00086
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEE
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`PGR2020-00086: Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee
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`Petitioner requests a refund of $31,900, the post-institution fee.
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`On September 21, 2020, Petitioner filed a Petition for post grant review
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`(“PGR”) of U.S. Patent No. 10,653,719 and paid a filing fee of $50,525, which
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`included a $18,625 request fee and a $31,900 post-institution fee. On April 23,
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`2021, the Board denied institution of Petitioner’s PGR (Paper 11) and, on July 21,
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`2021, the Board denied Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing (Paper 13).
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`As a result, Petitioner is entitled to a refund of the post-institution fee. See
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`e.g., 78 Fed. Reg. 4233 (Jan. 18, 2013), available at:
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`http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-18/pdf/2013-00819.pdf (“The
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`entire post-institution fee would be returned to the petitioner if the Office does not
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`institute a review.”); PTAB E2E FAQs at E7, available at:
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`https://www.uspto.gov/patents/ptab/ptab-e2e-frequently-asked-questions.
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`The refund—in the amount of $31,900—may be deposited in Deposit
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`Account No. 08-1394 of Haynes and Boone, LLP under attorney reference number
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`0059160.00004US01.
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`July 29, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Ralph J. Gabric
`Ralph J. Gabric (Reg. No 34,167)
`HAYNES and BOONE LLP
`2323 Victory Ave. Suite 700
`Dallas, TX 75219
`Tel.: (312) 216-1620
`ralph.gabric.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`PGR2020-00086: Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.105 and 42.6, I certify I caused a true and
`correct copy of the forgoing document to be served on the Patent Owner as
`detailed below.
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`Date of service July 29, 2021
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`Person served Dorothy P. Whelan
`PGR48751-0005PSa@fr.com
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`Alana Mannige
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`/s/ Ralph J. Gabric
`Ralph J. Gabric (Reg. No 34,167)
`HAYNES AND BOONE LLP
`2323 Victory Ave. Suite 700
`Dallas, TX 75219
`Tel.: (312) 216-1620
`ralph.gabric.ipr@haynesboone.com
`Counsel for Petitioner
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