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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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`LG ELECTRONICS, INC and LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A. INC.,
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`ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2021-00581
`U.S. Patent No. 6,411,941 B1
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Petitioners’ Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee
`IPR2021-00581 / Patent No. 6,411,941 B1
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`Petitioners LG Electronics,
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`Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A.
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`Inc.
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`(“Petitioners”) hereby files their request for a refund of the $22,500.00 post-
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`institution fee which was previously paid.
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`On February 23, 2021, Petitioners filed a petition for inter partes review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,411,941 B1 and paid the USPTO a total of $41,500.00, which
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`included a $19,000.00 payment for the inter partes review request fee and a
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`$22,500.00 payment for the post-institution fee.
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`The petition was granted a filing date of February 23, 2021. (Paper No. 6). On
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`June 10, 2021 the Board entered a Decision – Denying Inter Partes Review (Paper
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`No. 16). Accordingly, the inter partes review was never instituted.
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`Therefore, because the petition to institute inter partes review was filed after
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`March 19, 2013, and the proceeding did not institute, Petitioners are entitled to
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`request a refund of the post-institution fee that was previously paid. See, e.g., 78 FR
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`4233 (Jan. 18, 2013) available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-
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`18/pdf/2013-00819.pdf (“The entire post-institution fee would be returned to the
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`petitioner if the Office does not institute a review.”).
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`Petitioners hereby request a refund of the $22,500.00 post-institution fee
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`previously paid by Petitioners. The refund may be deposited in Deposit Account
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`No. 08-1394 of Haynes and Boone, LLP under attorney reference number
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`56690.30US01.
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`Petitioners’ Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee
`IPR2021-00581 / Patent No. 6,411,941 B1
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`Dated: June 28, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/David L. McCombs/
`David L. McCombs
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`Registration No. 32,271
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`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700
`Dallas, Texas 75219
`Telephone: 214-651-5533
`Facsimile: 214-200-0853
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that a true and
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`correct copy of the foregoing “PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`POST-INSTITUTION FEES” was served on the Patent Owner as detailed below:
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`Date of service June 28, 2021
`Manner of service Electronic Mail to: ntpete@fitcheven.com;
`dgosse@fitcheven.com; PHenkelmann@fitcheven.com;
`ancora-ipr@fitcheven.com;
`ANCC0123IPR@brookskushman.com
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`Documents served PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-
`INSTITUTION FEES
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`Persons Served Nicholas T. Peters
`David A. Gosse
`Paul B. Henkelmann
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100
`Chicago, IL 60603
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`John P. Rondini
`Marc Lorelli
`BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
`1000 Town Center, 22nd Floor
`Southfield, MI 48075
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/David L. McCombs/
`David L. McCombs
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners
`Registration No. 32,271
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