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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`IGT
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`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2016—O1854
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`Patent No. 7,927,206
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
`FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,927,206
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`IPR2016-01854
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`On September 20, 2016, Petitioner filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 7,927,206 Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 311—319 and 37 C.F.R. §42.100
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`et seq. (“Petition,” Paper No. 1), seeking inter partes review of claims 1-39 of the
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`’206 patent. On November 2, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued its
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`Termination Dismissing the Petition (Paper No. 9) prior to institution, in View of
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`the parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.74 (Paper No. 6) filed on October 7, 2016. Petitioner hereby requests a refund
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`of $14,000 for the post—institution fee under 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2) and $9,600 for
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`the post—institution excess claims fees under 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(4) (together, the
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`Post—Institution Fees) submitted with the filing of the Petition.
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`Payment of the $23,600 Post—Institution Fees was processed through PTAB
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`E2E on September 20, 2016, and charged to the undersigned’s Deposit Account,
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`No. 50-0740 (Covington & Burling LLP). Upon review and approval of this
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`request, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board credit the Post—Institution
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`Fees to Deposit Account No. 50-0740.
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`Date: November 7, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted, //«wj X
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`Andrea G. Reiste
`Attorneys for Petitioner
`Registration
`o.: 36,253
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Jay 1. Alexander
`Washington, DC 20001
`Registration No.: 32,678
`(202) 662—6000
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`IPR2016—01854
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`Pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6,
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`I hereby certify that on this 7th day of
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`November 2016,
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`the foregoing Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees for
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`Request for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,927,206 was served via
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`email, by agreement of the parties, on the following counsel of record for Patent
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`Owner:
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`Robert Greene Sterne (rsterne—PTAB@skgf.com)
`Michelle K. Holoubek (mholoubek-PTAB@skgf.com)
`PTAB@skgf.Com
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
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` Date: November 7, 2016
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`Andrea G. Re' ter
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`Registration’ o.: 36,253