`U.S. Patent 7,075,917
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2019-00259
`U.S. Patent No. 7,075,917
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` PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2018-00259
`U.S. Patent 7,075,917
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`five (5) claims of U.S. Patent 7,075,917 on November 12, 2018 (Paper No. 1). At
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`the time of filing, Petitioners submitted a fee of $30,500.00, consisting of a
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`post-institution fee in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a). On June 27, 2019, the
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`Board denied institution of the inter partes review (Paper No. 7). In view of the
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`Board’s termination of this proceeding prior to issuing an institution decision,
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`Petitioners respectfully request a refund of the inter partes review post-institution
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`fee of $15,000.00 that was submitted with its petition pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(a)(2) as set forth in the Board’s Final Rule, Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees,
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`78 Fed. Reg. 4212, 4234-35 (Jan. 18, 2013) (authorizing refunds of post-institution
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`fees for proceedings terminated prior to institution). Petitioners request that the
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`refund be deposited in Deposit Account No. 50-6159.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`ERISE IP, P.A.
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`BY: /s/ Adam P. Seitz
`Adam P. Seitz, Reg. No. 52,206
`Jennifer C. Bailey Reg. No. 52,583
`7015 College Blvd., Suite 700
`Overland Park, KS 66211
`P: (913) 777-5600
`F: (913) 777-5601
`adam.seitz@eriseip.com
`jennifer.bailey@eriseip.com
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`Paul R. Hart, Reg. No. 59,646
`5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd
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`Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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`F: (913) 777-5601
`paul.hart@eriseip.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2018-00259
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`/s/ Adam P. Seitz
`Adam P. Seitz, Reg. No. 52,206
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`ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PATENT OWNER
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on July 25, 2019
`the foregoing Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees was served
`via electronic filing with the Board and via Electronic Mail on the following
`practitioners of record for Patent Owner:
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`Ryan Loveless at ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`Brett Mangrum at brett@etheridgelaw.com
`James Etheridge at jim@etheridgelaw.com
`Jeffrey Huang at jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`ETHERIDGE LAW GROUP
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd, Suite 120-324
`Southlake, Texas 76092
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