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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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`ARAGEN BIOSCIENCE,
`INC., AND
`TRANSPOSAGEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2017-01262
`Patent No. 7,425,446
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Paper No. 16
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`Petitioners Aragen Bioscience, Inc. and Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals
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`hereby request refund of their post-institution fees in the amount of $14,000
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`deposited in the above matter on April 6, 2017 for the foregoing reasons:
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`1.
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`Petitioners filed their Petition for Inter Partes Review on April 11,
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`2017 in the above matter. At that time, Petitioners deposited with the PTAB the
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`inter partes review request ($9,000) and post-institution fees ($14,000) in the total
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`amount of $23,000. The fees were charged to Robins Kaplan LLP deposit account
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`number 506095.
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`2.
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`On October 23, 2017, the PTAB denied institution of Petitioners’
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review (Paper No. 12).
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`3.
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`On January 22, 2018, the PTAB denied Petitioners’ Request for
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`Rehearing (Paper No. 15).
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`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioners requests reimbursement of the post-
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`institution fees of $14,000.
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`Dated: February 20, 2018
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`/ Bryan J. Vogel /
`Bryan J. Vogel
`Registration No. 44,389
`Robins Kaplan LLP
`bvogel@robinskaplan.com
`Attorney for Petitioners
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`Paper No. 16
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e)(4)(i), the undersigned certifies that on
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`February 20, 2018 a copy of the foregoing PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR
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`REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES was served via electronic mail on
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`Patent Owner’s counsel at the following addresses indicated in the Patent Owner’s
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`Mandatory Notices.
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`Anthony M. Insogna
`Jones Day
`Email: aminsogna@jonesday.com
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`S. Christian Platt
`Jones Day
`Email: cplatt@jonesday.com
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`Astrid R. Spain
`Jones Day
`Email: arspain@jonesday.com
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`Dated: February 20, 2018
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`/ Bryan J. Vogel /
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`Bryan J. Vogel (Reg. No. 44,389)
`399 Park Avenue, Suite 3600
`New York, NY 10022
`202.980.7400
`bvogel@robinskaplan.com
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`Attorney for Petitioners
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