`
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`
`
`BESTWAY (USA), INC.,
`
`Petitioner
`
`v.
`
`INTEX MARKETING LTD.,
`
`Patent Owner
`
`
`
`Case IPR2017-1396
`Patent 9,156,203 B2
`
`
`
`
`
`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
`
`
`
`
`
`Paper: 10
`
`Petitioner Bestway (USA), Inc. (“Bestway” or “Petitioner”) requests a
`
`refund in the amount of $18,000 to be paid to deposit account number 50-0417.
`
`On May 12, 2017, Petitioner filed a Petition for inter partes review of claims
`
`1 and 6-29 of U.S. Patent No. 9,156,203 with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`
`that was assigned case number IPR2017-01396. In accordance with the fee
`
`schedule specified in 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a), at the time of filing, Petitioner
`
`deposited an electronic payment in the amount of $10,000 ($9,000 plus $1,000 to
`
`cover five claims in excess of twenty) to cover fees associated with the request and
`
`a further $18,000 ($14,000 plus $4,000 to cover ten claims in excess of fifteen) to
`
`cover post-institution fees.
`
`On December 1, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board entered a decision
`
`denying institution of the requested inter partes review. Accordingly, Petitioner
`
`requests a refund in the amount of $18,000 for the post-institution fees that it has
`
`paid in connection with this proceeding.
`
`U.S. Patent 9,156,203
`
`1
`
`IPR2017-1396
`
`
`
`Date: January 5, 2018
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`Paper: 10
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`/s/ Michael P. Chu
`Michael P. Chu
`
`Michael P. Chu (Reg. No. 37,112)
`Brian A. Jones (Reg. No. 68,770)
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 984-5485
`Fax: (312) 984-7700
`
`Attorneys for Petitioner
`
`U.S. Patent 9,156,203
`
`2
`
`IPR2017-1396
`
`
`
`Paper: 10
`
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I certify that a copy of the foregoing PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR
`
`REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES was sent on January 5, 2018 by
`
`electronic mail to the attorneys of record for the Patent Owner at the following e-
`
`mail addresses:
`
`Trevor.Carter@FaegreBD.com
`
`Andrew.McCoy.PTAB@FaegreBD.com
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`/s/ Brian A. Jones
`Brian A. Jones
`
`
`
`U.S. Patent 9,156,203
`
`
`
`IPR2017-1396
`
`