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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`C.R. BARD, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01660
`Patent 8,257,325 B2
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
`THE POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD, PTAB
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`IPR2015-01660
`Patent No. 8,257,325
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`Petitioner C.R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”) requests a refund of the $15,200 post-
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`institution fees paid by Bard in connection with this proceeding.
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`On July 31, 2015, Bard filed a petition for inter partes review of claims 1-2,
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`5-13, 15-19 and 21-22 of U.S. Patent No. 8,257,325 (Paper No. 1), accompanied
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`by a total payment of $24,200 for the fee required under 37 C.F.R. §42.103 and set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a). Bard’s $24,200 payment consisted of (i) $9,000 for
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`the request fee under 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(1); (ii) $14,000 for the post-institution
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`fee under 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2); and (iii) $1,200 for the post-institution excess
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`claim review fee (for 3 claims in excess of 15) under 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(4).
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`Thus, Bard paid $15,200 in post-institution fees.
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`On February 9, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) issued a
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`Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review (Paper No. 9). On March 9,
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`2016, Bard filed a Request for Rehearing (Paper No. 10). On September 22, 2016,
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`the PTAB issued a Decision Denying Request for Rehearing (Paper No. 11).
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`IPR2015-01660
`Patent No. 8,257,325
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`Accordingly, Bard respectfully requests that the PTAB grant this request for
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`refund of the post-institution fees, and credit a refund in the amount of $15,200 to
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`Deposit Account 19-0089.
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`Dated: September 27, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Arnold Turk/
`Arnold Turk
`Registration No. 33,094
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`Email: ATurk@gbpatent.com
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`/Michael J. Fink /
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`Michael J. Fink
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`Registration No. 31,827
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`Email: MFink@gbpatent.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that the attached PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR
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`REFUND OFTHE POST-INSTITUTION FEES was served as of the below
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`date by electronic mail on the lead and back-up counsels of the Patent Owner as
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`follows:
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`BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
`Alfred W. Zaher
`Shawn Li
`Two Liberty Place
`50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3200
`Philadelphia, PA 19102-2555
`Alfred.Zaher@bipc.com
`Shawn.Li@bipc.com
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`BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
`Jonathan R. Bowser
`Roger H. Lee
`1737 King Street, Suite 500
`Alexandria, VA 22314-2727
`Jon.Bowser@bipc.com
`Roger.Lee@bipc.com
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`Dated: September 27, 2016
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`/ Michael J. Fink/
`Michael J. Fink
`Registration No. 31,827