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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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`FedEx Corporation,
`Petitioner
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`Intellectual Ventures II LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-02039
`U.S. Patent No. 7,199,715
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Case IPR2017-02039
`Patent 7,199,715
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`On August 31, 2017, FedEx Corporation (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,715 (“the ’715 Patent”) and paid the
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`USPTO a total of $23,000, which included a $9,000 inter partes review request fee
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`and a $14,000 inter partes review post-institution fee for review of claims 1, 4, 5,
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`7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, and 25 of the ’715 Patent (13 total claims).
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`On February 21, 2018, the Board entered a decision denying institution of
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`the requested inter partes review for any of claims 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19,
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`22, 23, and 25of the ’715 Patent. (Paper No. 9).
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`Therefore, Petitioner hereby requests a refund of the $14,000 post-institution
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`fee submitted with the Petition. See, e.g., 78 Fed. Reg. 4212, 4233 (January 18,
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`2013). Upon review and approval of this request, Petitioner respectfully requests
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`that the Board credit the post-institution fee of $14,000 to Deposit Account No. 06-
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`0916.
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`Date: January 25, 2023
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`Respectfully,
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`/Jeffrey A. Berkowitz/
`Jeffrey A. Berkowitz, Reg. No. 36,743
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing Petitioner’s Request
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`for Refund of Post-Institution Fees was served electronically via email on
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`January 25, 2023, in its entirety on the following.
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`Andrew G. Heinz (Reg. No. 59,996)
`aheinz@desmaraisllp.com
`Kevin K. McNish (Reg. No. 65,047)
`kkm-ptab@desmaraisllp.com
`Alan S. Kellman (Reg. No. 46,822
`akellman@desmaraisllp.com
`Lauren M. Nowierski (Reg. No. 59,996)
`lnowierski@desmaraisllp.com
`DESMARAIS LLP
`230 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10169
`Tel: (212) 351-3400
`Fax: (212) 351-3401
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`Tim R. Seeley (Reg. No. 53,575)
`tim@intven.com
`James R. Hietala (Reg. No. 51,801)
`jhietala@intven.com
`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES
`3150 139th Avenue, SE
`Bellevue, WA 98005
`Tel: (425) 467-2300
`Fax: (425) 467-2350
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`Patent Owner has consented to electronic service by email.
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`/Mark A. Rosenberger/
`Mark A. Rosenberger
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`Case Manager
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
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`Dated: January 25, 2023
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