Proceeding No.: IPR2020-00189 Attorney Docket: 39521-0076IP2 Pursuant to the Patent and Trademark Office’s Final Rule Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 4212, 4232–4234 (Jan. 18, 2013), Petitioner, Apple Inc., requests a refund in the amount of $28,800.00 to be paid to deposit account number 06-1050.
On December 2, 2019, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,608,968 with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that was assigned case number IPR2020-00189.
In accordance with the fee schedule specified in 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a), Petitioner deposited an electronic payment in the amount of $20,900.00 with the Board at the time of filing of its Petition to cover associated fees with Petitioner’s inter partes review request, and a further $28,800.00 in Post-Institution fees.
On June 11, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board entered a Decision denying institution.
Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund in the amount of $28,800.00 for the post-institution fees that it has paid to the USPTO in connection with this proceeding.