`Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees
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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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`HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
`Petitioner,
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`SOVEREIGN PEAK VENTURES, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2023-01261
`Patent No. 8,045,531
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`DM2\18705425.1
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`Case No. IPR2023-01261
`Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees
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`Petitioner Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company requests a refund of post-
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`institution fees in the amount of $22,500.
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`On July 31, 2023, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,045,531. As required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a), Petitioner deposited
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`$41,500 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) at the time of filing
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`the Petition to cover associated fees. Petitioner’s payment consisted of $19,000 in
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`fees associated with the request for Inter Partes Review, and a further $22,500 in
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`post-institution fees.
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`On October 17, 2023, the Board issued a Decision granting the parties’ Joint
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`Motion to Dismiss this proceeding (Paper 7). Inter Partes Review was thus not
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`instituted. Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund of the post-institution fees paid
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`to the USPTO in connection with this proceeding, totaling $22,500, to be paid to
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`deposit account No. 04-01679 (referencing Attorney Docket No. H7426-00001).
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`Dated: October 27, 2023
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`/s/Patrick C. Muldoon
`Patrick C. Muldoon Reg No. 47,343
`Duane Morris LLP
`901 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 700-East
`Washington, D.C. 20001
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`ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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`DM2\18705425.1
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on October 27, 2023, a copy of Petitioner’s Request for
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`Refund of Post-Institution Fees was served by filing this document through the
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`PTAC’s System as well as delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the
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`following:
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`Tarek Fahmi
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Jonathan Tsao
`jonathan.tsao@ascendalaw.com
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`/s/Patrick C. Muldoon
`Patrick C. Muldoon Reg. No. 47,343
`Duane Morris LLP
`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Suite 700-East
`Washington, D.C. 20001
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`ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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`DM2\18705425.1
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